Suleiman Oba Nimota

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Suleiman Oba Nimota
NationalityNigerian
OccupationPolitician
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party

Suleiman Oba Nimota is a Nigerian politician. She is a member of the People's Democratic Party. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2011.

Life

Nimota was born in 1963. She studied Islamic Studies and is a graduate in education management. She worked as a teacher before she becoming her state's Commissioner for Women's Affairs. [1] She became a politician and a member of the People's Democratic Party. [2]

She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2011. Other women elected included Folake Olunloyo, Maimunat Adaji, Martha Bodunrin, Betty Okogua-Apiafi, Rose Oko and Nkoyo Toyo. [3] After the election a film, "“Dreams for Nigeria", was made by the International Republican Institute about leading female Nigerian politicians and Nimota was one of the women chosen. The other women were Hon. Binta Masi Garba, Adamawa State; Hon. Saudatu Sani, Kaduna State; Hon. Titi Akindahunsi, Ekiti State, Hon. Maimuna Adaji, Kwara State, Hon. Florence Akinwale, Ekiti State and Hon. Beni Lar, Plateau State. [4] The film was made to further the Millennium Development Goals and particular the third which relates to gender equality.

In 2015 she resigned as the women's leader of the PDP in Kwama. She found her position untenable after the leader of her party shifted his allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC) party and asked his followers to vote for that party instead. [2]

She is the founder of ADIRAHF foundation,[ citation needed ] the non-profit organization which was founded in 2020 with the aim of meeting the needs of those within the lower chain of society. The foundation since formation has empowered over 20 people in Ilorin during the covid19 pandemic lockdown. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "PDP Woman Leader Resigns in Kwara". Daily Times Nigeria. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  3. ↑ "Women who will shape Seventh National Assembly". Vanguard News. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  4. ↑ ""Dreams for Nigeria" Documentary Premieres | IRI". www.iri.org. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  5. ↑ "Group distributes sewing machines, hairdryers, other items to Ilorin residents". The Informant247 News. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
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