Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has been named a member of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD).
This was contained in a statement signed by Jan Maarten Slagter, CEO of IBFD, on Wednesday.
The statement read: “IBFD is delighted that Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has joined our Board of Trustees and expects that her unique perspective and contribution will be enormously beneficial, in particular to the work that we do in developing economies.
“The current crisis will put more strain on government budgets, and domestic resource mobilization will be more important than ever going forward.”
Reacting to the appointment, Ezekwesili, in a tweet on her official Twitter page on Thursday, expressed happiness.
She wrote: “Yes, I am delighted to join the Board of Trustees of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation.
“Never has the matter of Taxation become more relevant to our continent.”
In another story, Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has slammed Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili for demanding compensation from China over the Coronavirus pandemic.
Recall that Ezekwesili, had last month told China to pay compensation to African countries over the Coronavirus pandemic.
Ezekwesili, in a post on ‘The Washington Post’, said China must pay for failing to manage COVID-19, which had severely injured Africa’s development prospects and worsened the conditions of the poor.
According to her, the best solution was for China to accord damages and liability compensation to Africa.
She maintained that Africa should not suffer more because another powerful country failed to act responsibly.
Reacting, the Embassy of China in Nigeria said Ezekwesili’s remark made no sense and was irresponsible.
A statement issued and signed by Sun Saixiong, Press Secretary for the Embassy said China has been open, transparent and responsible since the outbreak of the disease.
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