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Ireti Heebah KINGIBE

Politician, Engineer

Hajia Habeebah Ireti, wife of Amb. Babagana Kingibe, a former Secretary to the Federal Government, is beautiful, bold and brainy. People in the FCT Abuja, repose so much confidence in her because of her unwavering commitment to their cause. At a time when people in the FCT needed someone who could bring to them the dividends of democracy, they turned to her to represent them in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly. But they were gravely disappointed when she withdrew from the senatorial race to represent the FCT in 2014 . Although she tried to rationalise her withdrawal from the race then, her people insisted she has to come back. Indeed, for some time, the civil engineering graduate has been under pressure to throw her cap into the ring again to give the FCT good representation in the Senate, which they had missed for too long. The multiple-award winner and younger sister to Nigeria’s former First Lady, Ajoke Mohammed,…

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Biographical overview

graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota, United States, in 1980, becoming one of the very few female engineers in Nigeria at that time. At various times, she was Quality Control Engineer of Bradley Precast Concrete Incorporated in Minnesota, USA, as well as Roads and Highway Designer in the Minnesota Department of Transportation. On her return to Nigeria, she served at the Nigerian Air Force headquarters in Lagos for her compulsory National Youth Service from 1981 to1982. While there, she participated actively in some projects of the force, including the supervision of a water project at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Ikeja, Lagos. A frontline philanthropist and outstanding advocate of women empowerment, Hajiya Kingibe has deployed her talent to the improvement of the society. Born of a Muslim father, who is half Yoruba and half Fulani, and a Christian mother, with links to Delta and Bonny in Rivers State, Hajia Ireti Kingibe, sees herself as a quintessential Nigerian. This is because she has carved niche in the political arena.

Biographical record

Title
Hajiya
Surname
KINGIBE
First Name
Ireti
Other Names
Heebah
Gender
Female
Source of Publication
NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
Status
Alive
State of Origin
Kano State
Father's Name
Abdulquadri Lanval
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Status
N/A
Number of Children (Male)
2
Number of Children ( Female)
1
Profession
Politician
Engineer
Working Experience
New Nigeria Construction Company(NNCC)
Lodigiani Nig Ltd
Petroleum Special Trust Fund
Kelnic Associates
Trenko international limited
Schools Attended with Dates
Emotan preparatory school..Queens college yaba..Washington irving high school..university of minnesota
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
Yes
If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates
Apc,Pdp
Source
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/09/15/ireti-kingibes-bold-step/...https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/sunday-trust/20180826/281930248840972

Source

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/09/15/ireti-kingibes-bold-step/...https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/sunday-trust/20180826/281930248840972

Last Update Thu 31, Oct 2019

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