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Despite the population of women in Nigeria, the country has never had a female president, though there are a number of them who are eminently qualified for the job. Only two women have made attempts to contest for the number one position. In 2003, Sarah Jubril became the first woman to contest a presidential election in Nigeria while Prof. Remi Shonaiya of the KOWA Party is the second woman in the history of Nigeria to contest a presidential election and they both did not fare well enough.

Below is a list of women who could be Nigeria’s president, based on their achievements and prominence.

1.Akasoba Duke-Abiola: She is the wife of the late Chief M.K.O Abiola and a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party. She was one of the presidential aspirants in the 2015 elections but was denied the presidential aspirant forms.

2. Oluremi Sonaya: A former lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state and the only female presidential candidate in 2015 election. She contested under the umbrella of KOWA party.

3. Oby Ezekwesili: She served as federal minister of solid minerals and then as federal minister of education during Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure. She also served as the vice president of the World Bank’s Africa division. She is one of the advocates of the ‘BringBackOurGirls‘ movement.

4. Aisha Jummai Alhassan: Popularly known as mama Taraba. She would have been Nigeria’s first female governor but was defeated by Darius Ishaku, the governorship candidate of the PDP. She is presently the minister of women affairs.

5. Abike Dabiri: She was the chairman of the House Committee on media and publicity and the chair of the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs and was recently appointed senior special assistant on foreign affairs and diaspora by President Muhammadu Buhari.

6. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala: She served two terms as finance minister of Nigeria and worked also worked as the managing director of World Bank.

7. Patience Jonathan: She is the wife of the former president, Goodluck Jonathan and was very popular during her husband’s tenure. Patience is very bold and says what she wants not caring who is hurt.

8.Florence Ita-Giwa: She was senator for Cross River south constituency of Cross River state from May 1999 to May 2003. She later joined the PDP and became former president Obasanjo’s special adviser on National Assembly matters.

9. Remi Tinubu:She is currently a senator of Lagos state and the wife of Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress.

10. Daisy Danjuma: She was elected senator in 2003 where she served on numerous committees. She is the wife of one of Nigeria’s richest men, Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma.






[b]Patience Jonathan[/b]: She is the wife of the former president, Goodluck Jonathan and was popular during her husband’s tenure. Patience is very bold and says what she wants not caring who is hurt

You made a mistake Patience Jonathan was a president
SOURCE: http://thesummary.com.ng/index.php/news-categories/national/item/6372-10-women-who-could-be-nigerian-president