#IWD: Full List Of ‘The Buhari Women’ As Presidency Celebrates Nigerian Women

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March 8 of every year is observed globally as International Women’s Day. Theme for 2021 is ‘Choose to Challenge.’

The celebration provides ample opportunity to reflect on how President Muhammadu Buhari honours the womenfolk.

Here is a checklist of ‘The Buhari Women,’ just few of them:

  1. Zainab Ahmed, Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning

  2. Sadiya Umar Farouq, Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development

  3. Pauline Tallen, Honourable Minister of Women Affairs

  4. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum, Honourable Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment

  5. Sharon Ikeazor, Honourable Minister of State for Environment

  6. Gbemisola Saraki, Honourable Minister of State for Transportation

  7. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, Honourable Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

  8. Folashade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation

  9. Mariam Uwais, Special Adviser to the President

  10. Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Industry, Trade and Investment, and Secretary of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC)

  11. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

  12. Hadiza Bala-Usman, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

  13. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson and CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission

  14. Chioma Ejikeme, Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD)

  15. Patience Oniha, Director-General, Debt Management Office (DMO)

  16. Aisha Dahir-Umar, Director-General, National Pension Commission

  17. Jummai A.M. Audi, Chairperson, Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC)

  18. Yewande Sadiku, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)

  19. Gloria Akobundu, National Coordinator/Chief Executive of New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Nigeria

  20. Nnenna Akajemeli, National Coordinator/CEO, SERVICOM

  21. Folashade Joseph, Managing Director, Nigeria Agriculture Insurance Corporation (NAIC)

  22. Cecilia Gaya, Director-General, Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON)

  23. Ronke Sokefun, Chairperson, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)

  24. Aishah Ahmad, Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

  25. Stella Ojekwe-Onyejeli, Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)

  26. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  27. Oge Modie, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Strategic Communications

  28. Toyin Adeniji, Executive Director, Micro Enterprises, Bank of Industry (Oversees the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, GEEP)

  29. Stella Okotete, Executive Director, Business Development, NEXIM Bank

  30. Omolola Abiola-Edewor, Executive Director, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)

  31. Imaan Sulaiman–Ibrahim, Director-General, National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)

32.Lauretta Onochie, Personal Assistant to the President on Social Media, and INEC Federal Commissioner-nominee.

  • Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity)
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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