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- ↑ SARAH JIBRIN: My Defeat Will Haunt Womenfolk, P.M. News , 3 February 2011. Accessed 20 May 2020.
- 1 2 Fuse Democracy Day, handing-over day into Oct. 1, Jibrin tells FG, The Guardian , 16 June 2018. Accessed 20 May 2020.
- ↑ 2019: Ezeife, Sarah-Jibrin, Other JMPP Leaders Take Oath, Aljazirah, 14 June 2018.
- ↑ Nkechi Chima, Why we set up hall of fame for Nigerian women –Mary Ekpere-Eta, DG, Women Development Centre, The Sun , 1 March 2020. Accessed 20 May 2020.
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