27-year-old Ruqayat Motunrayo Shittu, representing Owode/Onirin Constituency of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State in the State House of Assembly is currently the youngest female legislator in Nigeria. A 2022 graduate of Mass Communication from the National Open University Of Nigeria (NOUN), Hon Ruqayat is the Chairperson, House Committee on Youths, Sports, Information and Tourism in the Assembly.
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