Oby Ezekwesili, former education minister and a coordinator of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign and Abike Dabiri-Erewa, a three-term member of the House of Representatives, have been listed among the top 250 most influential women in the world.
The list of influential women, as provided by Richtopia.com, also included wife of the United States President, Michelle Obama; a presidential candidate of the US and wife of a former president, Hilary Clinton; Oprah Winfrey, Melinda Gates, JK Rowling, among others.
The list is an automatic algorithm based on social media influence. Richtopia.com takes into account various metrics from Twitter, Facebook, Wikipedia, Youtube, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Reacting to the list, Ezekwesili, through her Twitter handle @obyezeks, thanked Richtopia.com for a job well done.
Dabiri-Erewa, a renowned journalist and philanthropist, was happy and surprised over her nomination.
Speaking through her Twitter handle, @abikedabiri, said “thank you all for your kind words. Honoured to be so listed.”
#BringBackOurGirls chief campaigner was praised for raising awareness about the abducted Chibok girls.
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