Pulse lists seven notable women in leadership this year. Over the years, there has been a change in the role of women in the contemporary African society.The days of women belonging to the kitchen, living room and the other room (shout out to President Muhammadu Buhari) are long gone.Seven Nigerian women proved this point. 1. Oby Ezekwesili For many, the name Oby Ezekwesili is synonymous with Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) advocacy group.But for her followers, Aunty Oby (as she is fondly called) is a leader, totally intolerant and biggest motivation.Constantly holding the federal government to account, the former education minister was one of President Buhari’s biggest critic of 2017. She, however, did not fail to applaud the government when it performed creditably well.In January 2017, Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu were in Sambisa (well, they flew over) forest in search of the Chibok girls. Lai Mohammed and a few journalists were on-board the military helicopter that took them round the dreaded forest.
