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Hajia Gambo Sawaba (15 February 1933 – October 2001) was a Nigerian women's rights activist, politician and philanthropist. She served as the deputy chairman of Great Nigeria People's Party (GNPP) and was elected leader of the national women's wing of Northern Element Progressive Union (NEPU).
Feb 15, 2021 · Stories from the life of Hajiya Gambo Sawaba, one of northern Nigeria’s most important female political activists, who was born on this day in 1933, have become the stuff of folklore.
Feb 20, 2017 · As ayoung politician, Gambo Sawaba boldly exhibited hera version to greed and oppression. She stoutly defended the rights of the weak and encouraged the spirit of live and kt live. As early as 1952, Gambo Sawaba asyoung as she was had been ekaedpresident of the women's wing of the Northern Ekments Progressive UnionNEPU.
Oct 22, 2020 · Gambo Sawaba. Born in Zaria, Kaduna state to Fatima (Nupe) and Isa Amarteifo (a Ghanaian), Gambo Sawaba was a Nigerian politician and activist and was well known for her charitable causes, especially for fighting for the liberation of northern women.
Feb 17, 2021 · The Political Activism of Hajiya Gambo Sawaba. Her child marriage experience and denial of the right to education motivated her lifetime of political activism and fight for women’s rights. The following year, in 1947, seventeen-year-old Gambo Sawaba began her activism.
Oct 6, 2021 · Updated: Oct 6, 2021. By Thaalith Abubakar Gimba. The North remembers the fabled heroine, Hajiya Gambo Sawaba, as a voice of unheard women who, right from her infancy, cast fear into the pride of men.
Mar 8, 2019 · As a young girl, Gambo Sawaba, who was then known by her birth name Hajaratu Gambo, became popular both at home and in school for her feisty nature that made her never back down or give up a...
