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September 11, 2023

How Nigeria’s youngest female lawmaker is coping

Source: Vanguard Newspapers

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.

Click here to read the full article published by Vanguard Newspapers on 9 September 2023.

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Demola Akinyemi
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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.

Click here to read the full article published by Vanguard Newspapers on 9 September 2023.

Region
Author
Demola Akinyemi
Focus areas

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