From Temilade Openiyi (Tems) and Tiwa Savage in the music industry to Asisat Oshoala and Tobi Amusan in sport and Hilda Bassey with her amazing culinary skills and resilience, women have never ceased to prove their capabilities, breaking records despite the world being male-dominated.
Below are women who have broken records in their lifetime and continue to inspire others to reach their full potential.
Hannatu Musawa
Hannatu Musawa is a lawyer, politician, and author who comes from Katsina state in northern Nigeria. Her father is the renowned politician Alhaji Musa Musawa. She possesses active legal experience and is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales, as well as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Notably, Hannatu Musawa was the APC’s deputy spokesman. It’s interesting to note that Tinubu recently nominated her as the Special Adviser on Culture and Entertainment Economy. Her expanding influence in the political sphere is demonstrated by her recent nomination as a minister.
Dr. Betta Edu
From being an APC youth steward to a party women’s leader, Betta Edu has advanced in politics. She may have won a seat on the ministerial list due to her outstanding performance in the health care industry, nevertheless.
She has significantly aided in raising the accessibility and calibre of healthcare in several areas as a healthcare administrator and policy champion. Her selection might indicate that the nation will start to pay more attention to public health issues. Edu is a Fellow of the African Institute of Public Health Professionals and the Royal School of Public Health.
Her political career got its start when she was a student at the University of Calabar. Between 2007 and 2008, she served as the vice president of the university’s Student Union Government.
Dr. (Mrs.) Doris Uzoka-Anite
She was the former Imo State Commissioner for Finance and Coordinating Economy. Additionally, she was the newest commissioner in Governor Hope Uzodinma’s cabinet.
She had also served as Zenith Bank Plc’s general manager in the past. She is from Imo State’s Oguta LGA.
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha
The politician from Abia was born on November 23, 1969, and she currently has a prominent position in the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria. Up to the elections in 2023, Onyejeocha served as the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives.
She has sponsored a number of measures and made motions that have enhanced the lives of common people and supported the protection of their rights. She supported a measure in 2017 that requires hospitals to provide emergency care to gunshot victims without asking or delaying the start of care in order to wait for police reports. She is also recognised for supporting the second-reading-passed bill that sought additional special seats for women in the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly.
Onyejocha was first chosen to serve in Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives. Onyejocha was first elected to the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria in 2007 on the PDP’s ticket.
Stella Okotete
Okotete who is also known as “The lioness of the Niger Delta” who had previously made contributions to economic field, as the Executive Director (Business Development) was reappointed by Former President Buhari at NEXIM Bank for another term. Her banking background was questioned, though, raising questions about her qualifications. Despite this, she has promoted programmes promoting entrepreneurship, trade facilitation, and export diversification in her capacity at NEXIM.
She also provided strategic leadership and worked with several organisations as the MDG coordinator for Delta State in order to successfully implement programmes that were in line with the UN Millennium Declaration.
Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye
Uju Kennedy rose to prominence when she became APC’s lone female presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. Although she later announced her departure from the contest and asked her fans to support Tinubu.
With interests in real estate and education, Kennedy-Ohanenye is a lawyer who also runs her own business. She is the MD of the upscale Kenuj 02 Mall in Owerri, Imo State, and the Federal Capital Territory.
Numerous health facilities in rural areas have been built and supplied by Kennedy-Ohanenye. She has built and equipped a number of health facilities in rural areas around the states of Kogi, Kaduna, Kano, Imo, and Anambra.
Additionally, she has made donations to training facilities in some of the rural areas of those states. The lawyer is a philanthropist and a wealthy businesswoman, but she is fresh to politics.
She was born in Awka, Anambra State, and is a happily married mother of four kids.
