– There are six female senators in the eighth senate
– Three of the female senators are members of the APC while the rest are PDP
– Senator Monsurat Summoni was the first female speaker of the Oyo state house of assembly
There is no doubt that the senate is male dominated as there are only seven female lawmakers in the National Assembly.
Three of the female senators were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while the other three are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Naij.com has compiled a list of all the female senators in the eighth senate.
Read below:
Senator Monsurat Summonu
Monsurat Sunmonu: She represents Oyo central senatorial district under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sunmonu who was born on April 9, 1959 was the immediate past speaker of the Oyo state house of Assembly.
She is the first female speaker in the Oyo state house of assembly in the history of the state which she emerged on June 10 2011.
Senator Sunmonu is the currently the Chairman of the Senate committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Senator Fatima Raji Rasaki
Fatima Raji Rasaki: Rasaki is representing Ekiti central senatorial district, she is also the wife of retired Brigadier General, Raji Rasaki, who was a military governor.
She was a civil servant before her venture into politics.
She was born on January 1, 1957. She joined the eighth assembly under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Senator Remi Tinubu
Remi Tinubu: Remi Tinubu who represents Lagos central senatorial district was sworn in under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
She is the wife of Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos. She was born on September 21 1960.
Senator Stella Oduah
Stella Oduah: Senator Stella Oduah represents Anambra south senatorial district.
Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi was a Nigerian Minister of aviation. She was confirmed to the post and sworn in on July 2, 2011 and was deployed to the Ministry of Aviation on July 4, 2011.
However, Stella has been called out for being involved in some scandals which include the 225 billion naira bullet proof cars scandal.
She was married to the former Minister of works, Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi. Oduah contested under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
READ ALSO: Stella Oduah Opens Up On N255M BMW Scandal
Senator Biodun Olujimi
Biodun Olujimi: The Senator representing south senatorial district was born on December 25, 1958.
She began her political career in 1997. The deputy minority whip joined the eighth senate under the platform of the Peoples Deomocratic Party (PDP). She is a wife, a mother and a grandmother.
Senator Binta Garba
Binta Garba: She is popularly known as the iron lady.
The Senator representing Adamawa north senatorial district won her seat under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
However, she has been elected into the Federal House of Representatives three times from 1999 to 2011.
She is the first politician to represent two different Federal Constituency at the National Assembly and the only female senator-elect in all the 19 northern states of Nigeria in 2015 election.
She was born April 17, 1957. In an interview, she said she wanted to be the first female Senate President.
Senator Rose Oko
Rose oko: Senator Rose Oko representing Cross river north senatorial district was born on September 27, 1956.
She won under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, she was a university lecturer before delving into politics.
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