A 26-year-old lady, Rukayat Shittu, has been declared the winner of the Kwara State House of Assembly election.
2. Shittu hails from Manyan in the Onire District of Kwara State. Prior to her election, her village had never represented her constituency politically.
3. She graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria. During her undergraduate days, she was a students representative. 4. Shittu was the first female Senate President of the Congress of Open University of Nigeria, and Publicity Secretary for a pro-democracy group, Kwara Must Change. 5. With her election, the 26-year-old lady will be representing Owode/Onire Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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