Maimunat Adaji
Hajiya Maimuna Usman Adaji or Maimunat Adaji is a Nigerian politician. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003. She was elected again in 2011 for the All Nigeria Peoples Party.
Maimunat Adaji | |
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Born | Hajiya Maimuna Usman Adaji |
Nationality | Nigeria |
Occupation | Politician |
Political party | All Nigeria Peoples Party |
Life
She is an educationalist[1] who owned a school who was a politician in the Fourth Nigerian Republic. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003.[2] In 2007 she was already a thirty-year veteran as a politician in Kwama. She is a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and she is still elected in an area which is generally a supporter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) party.[1] Adaji served as deputy chairperson of the Internal Affairs committee led by West Idahosa.[3]
In 2011 she was elected to the House of Representatives in 2011. Other women elected that year included Suleiman Oba Nimota, Folake Olunloyo, Martha Bodunrin, Betty Okogua-Apiafi, Rose Oko and Nkoyo Toyo.[4]
References
- Dambatta, Nasiru (5 July 2003). "Nigerian Men Will See Political Changes - Interview: Hon. Maimuna Adaji". AllAfrica. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Celebrities 28 04 13". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEES - 2007" (PDF). Legislative Digest. 1 (11): 9–11. August 2007.
- "Women who will shape Seventh National Assembly". Vanguard News. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2020-05-03.