CNBC lambastes Oby Ezekwesili over Oteh's appointment: Stop parading yourself as African first World Bank VP

CNBC lambastes Oby Ezekwesili over Oteh's appointment: Stop parading yourself as African first World Bank VP

The CNBC, an American basic cable and satellite business news television channel  has lambasted Dr Oby Ezekwesili over Aruma Oteh's appointment as the first African woman Vice president of the World Bank. The CNBC Africa, owned by the NBC Universal News Group, a division of Comcast Corporation told Ezekwesili erstwhile Nigeria’s  Minister of Education to stop parading herself as the first female Vice President of the World Bank.

CNBC Africa had reported on Friday the appointment of former Nigerian Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Arunma Oteh, OON as the first African woman Vice President of the World Bank.

The report however, immediately drew the attention of  Ezekwesili who tweeted at CNBC Africa to verify their claim via Google. Ezekwesili was VP Africa Region at the World Bank before she retired to social advocacy in the Bring Back Our Girls campaign.

But CNBC Africa maintained its stand stating that Ezekwesili was VP Africa Region and not Vice President of the World Bank.

Arunma Oteh, OON an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, makes history after a record career at the Africa Development Bank and later in Nigeria as DG of SEC after former President Jonathan appointed her into that office.

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-Breaking Times