Former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, Chimamanda Adichie, literary icon, have been among “the leading visionaries of our time” by the Albert Einstein Foundation. The Nigerians join 98 other notable personalities in diverse fields of human endeavour around the globe as part of the centenary celebrations marking Albert Einstein’s ‘Theory of General Relativity’.
Other visionaries include Paulo Coelho, author of ‘The Alchemist’; Barbara Streisand, award-winning entertainer; Ridley Scott, film director/producer; Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway, and Helen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia.
The foundation is embarking on the global initiative to inspire the next generation of brilliant minds and bring fresh thinking to problems facing the world.
It will publish a collection of thoughts from the visionaries entitled, ‘Genius: 100 Visions for the Future’, which will be launched on Saturday in Montreal, Canada.
Ezekwesili and Adichie have at various times championed the cause of the downtrodden in the society.