7 women on the list of 28 names that Tinubu has sent to Congress Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, is on track to make history b...
7 women on the list of 28 names that Tinubu has sent to Congress
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, is on track to make history by appointing the most female ministers in the nation's history.
The government declared that the first round of names for the appointment of Ministers was made up of 28 names that President Tinubu forwarded to the Federal Assembly on Thursday.
A record has been set for the youngest woman in the list of women whose names have been submitted, in addition to the number of women who will receive ministerial positions.
The youngest woman to hold the position of minister, Dr. Betta Edu, is one of the seven women and is only 36 years old. In March of last year, Dr. Betta became the eldest woman to ever serve as the leader of the APC's women's wing. Prior to being awarded control of the committee to fight the Corona virus in 2020, she was also the youngest person ever elected as a community health adviser to Cross Rivers State Governor Benedict Ayade in 2022. Prior to her resignation in 2022, Dr. Betta was the Cross Rivers State's Health Commissioner.
Imaan-Suleiman Ibrahim, a resident of Nassarawa state, served as Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba's communication adviser in 2019. He did so in 2019. She was chosen to serve on the state's Economic Council by Engineer Abdullahi Sule, the governor of Nassarawa state. She currently serves as the Federal Government's Commissioner for the refugee agency.
The only woman to run for president under the APC party was entrepreneur Kennedy Ohaneye, who abandoned Tinubu the day before the election to become the party's candidate. Stella Okotete, another politician, served as the head of the women's wing of the planning committee for the APC national convention, which selected the party's presidential candidate.
Hannatu Musawa, a lawyer and women's rights advocate who is the daughter of well-known politician Musa Musawa from Katsina state, is one of the other women on the list of ministers. President Bola Tinubu appointed her as a special adviser on the economy connected to culture and leisure activities in June before adding her name to the list of ministers. There is also Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, a former manager at Zeneth Bank and a former commissioner for finance in Imo State.
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, a former member of the House of Representatives who served as one of the institution's cornerstones, is another example. She was the most successful female congresswoman in Nigeria, according to the Union of Congress Workers, who lost the honour when she was in the Assembly.
Under the Tinubu administration, women in Nigeria are hoping to advance in their long-term goal of obtaining 35% of the political positions. Even if there have been more women than in past elections, the trend is still going strong, as evidenced by the number of women President Tinubu has nominated for position I thus far.