Maimunat Adaji | |
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Born | Hajiya Maimuna Usman Adaji c. 1957 [1] Nigeria |
Died | 2019 (aged 61–62)
[1] Abuja, Nigeria (2019) |
Other names | Usman |
Occupation | Politician |
Political party | All Nigeria Peoples Party |
Hajiya Maimuna Usman Adaji or Maimunat Adaji (c.1957 – 2019) was a Nigerian politician. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003. She was elected again in 2011 for the All Nigeria Peoples Party.
She was an educationalist [2] who owned a school and was a politician in the Fourth Nigerian Republic. Adaji lived in Kaduna for the better part of her lifetime who represented Baruten/Kaiama federal constituency between 2003 and 2011. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003. [3] She was a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) who won her election in a People's Democratic Party (PDP) party dominated area. [2] Adaji served as deputy chairperson of the Internal Affairs committee led by West Idahosa. [4]
In 2011 she was elected to the House of Representatives. Other women elected that year included Suleiman Oba Nimota, Folake Olunloyo, Martha Bodunrin, Betty Okogua-Apiafi, Rose Oko and Nkoyo Toyo. [5]
Adaji died in 2019 at the age of 62. [1]
Maimunat Adaji | |
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Born | Hajiya Maimuna Usman Adaji c. 1957 [1] Nigeria |
Died | 2019 (aged 61–62)
[1] Abuja, Nigeria (2019) |
Other names | Usman |
Occupation | Politician |
Political party | All Nigeria Peoples Party |
Hajiya Maimuna Usman Adaji or Maimunat Adaji (c.1957 – 2019) was a Nigerian politician. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003. She was elected again in 2011 for the All Nigeria Peoples Party.
She was an educationalist [2] who owned a school and was a politician in the Fourth Nigerian Republic. Adaji lived in Kaduna for the better part of her lifetime who represented Baruten/Kaiama federal constituency between 2003 and 2011. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003. [3] She was a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) who won her election in a People's Democratic Party (PDP) party dominated area. [2] Adaji served as deputy chairperson of the Internal Affairs committee led by West Idahosa. [4]
In 2011 she was elected to the House of Representatives. Other women elected that year included Suleiman Oba Nimota, Folake Olunloyo, Martha Bodunrin, Betty Okogua-Apiafi, Rose Oko and Nkoyo Toyo. [5]
Adaji died in 2019 at the age of 62. [1]