Josephine Anenih

Iyom Josephine Anenih (born 6 July 1948)[1][2] was appointed Nigerian minister of Women Affairs on 6 April 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.[3]

Iyom Josephine Anenih
Federal Minister of Women Affairs
Assumed office
6 April 2010
Preceded bySalamatu Hussaini Suleiman
Personal details
Born (1948-07-06) 6 July 1948
Sokoto, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ife, University of Benin

Biography

Born in Sokoto in 1948, she moved frequently as her father, a civil servant with the Public Works Department, served postings in States all over Nigeria. She was raised as a Christian. She completed her secondary education at Queen's College, Lagos.[4] Studying Law, she received a B.Ed, LLB, and B.L. from the University of Ife (1974/75) and the University of Benin.

Her husband, Tony Anenih (1933–2018) was appointed Minister of Works in 1999 in President Olusegun Obasanjo's first cabinet.[5]

She was the chairperson of the Federation of Women Lawyers from 1994 to 2000, and was the first National Woman Leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) from 1999–2005.[3] In April 2002, she said that implementation of the Sharia legal system in Kano State had ensured the promotion of women's rights as dictated by Islam.[6] She was a Special Adviser on Women Affairs to President Obasanjo until 2006.[7]

She co-founded the Women Foundation Nigeria, an organization to help Nigerian women exchange views on global women's issues and to help empower women in politics. She is a member of the Gender Electoral and Constitutional Memoranda Committee, which aims to incorporate women's perspectives in Nigeria's Electoral Laws and reforms.[8]

References
  1. https://blerf.org/index.php/biography/anenih-josephine-nwogo/
  2. https://news2.onlinenigeria.com/news/general/4938-dad-flogged-me-the-day-a-visitor-gave-me-a-coin-at-xmas-–-josephine-anenih.html
  3. "Ministers - the Profiles". ThisDay. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  4. Ayo-Lawal Gbenoba. "I was so tiny in school that my friends served punishments on my behalf - Josephine Anenih, Former PDP Woman Leader". Tribune. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  5. "Profiles of ministerial nominees". Peoples Daily. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  6. "Josephine Anenih Commends Sharia in Kano State". Daily Trust. 23 April 2002. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  7. Ademola Adeyemo (28 March 2010). "New Ministers - Would They Perform Miracles?". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  8. "Expert Profiles". The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics. Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-04-14.


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