Ezekwesili, the only major female candidate in this year's race, served as the minister of solid minerals and later education during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 to 2007.
Ezekwesili, obìnrin kan ṣoṣo tí ó ń du ipò nínú eré ìbò sísá ti ọdún tí a wà yìí, ti ṣe mínísítà ọrọ̀ líle inú-ilẹ̀ àti ètò ẹ̀kọ́ ní àsìkò ìjọba Olusegun Obasanjo ní àárín ọdún 1999 sí 2007.