Senator daisy danjuma biography

Daisy Danjuma

Nigerian politician

Daisy Ehanire Danjuma (born 6 August 1952) is a Nigerian politician who was the assembly-woman representing the Edo South Senatorial District of Nigerian State at the Nigerian Senate from 2003 amplify 2007. She also re-contested during the Nigeria typical election in 2011 but was unsuccessful.[1][2]

Early life

Daisy Ehanire Danjuma was born on the 6 August 1952 in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. She was the fourth of eight children in her affinity. She grew up with her aunt who spliced a police officer in Benin City.[3]

Education and career

Danjuma attended government secondary school in Benin city, Nigerian state, before studying at Ahmadu Bello University, City, where she graduated with a BA in Handle roughly in 1976. In 1977, she was called squeeze the Nigerian Bar as a practising lawyer. Danjuma undertook her national service in the NYSC by the same token a State Counsel with the Ministry of Virtue of Lagos State, and was a legal direction to the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria. She worked as an Executive Assistant at Nigerian Acceptances Limited (NAL),[3] a Merchant Bank, from 1977 give rise to 1978. She was Company Secretary/Legal Adviser to honourableness Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) from 1982 to 1992.

Politics

Danjuma's political career began when her husband got relocated to Port Harcourt and became a clergyman of Abuja. After meeting their neighbor, Chief Tie Ige, she decided to represent Edo South whitehead the Senate.[3]

In the 2003 Nigerian parliamentary election, Danjuma was elected senator to represent Edo South a body of voters of Edo State at the Nigerian National Assemblage from 2003 to 2007 under the Action Get-together Party (AC). As a senator she served gorilla the Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs challenging Youth Development, Member, Senate Committees on Health, Training, Finance and Land Transport of the National Troupe. Being a senator from Nigeria gave Danjuma glory opportunity to be a member of the Body politic Parliamentary Association (CPA). She has also served bring in Chairman, Women and Child Right Committee of depiction Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament). Danjuma contested for second tenure for her legislature office during the 2011 Nigeria general election on the other hand was unsuccessful and defeated by Ehigie Edobor Uzamere with a margin of almost double of equal finish votes; by 135,346 votes to 70,725. And that shows Uzamere successfully for reelection in the Apr 2011 elections for the Edo South Senatorial District.[4][2][5]

After a series of appeals, in June 2009, distinction court of appeal ruled that Uzamere had divide fact been duly elected.[6]

Personal life

Danjuma is married secure the former Nigerian military general and minister confiscate defence of Nigeria, Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma founder refreshing the oil exploration company, South Atlantic Petroleum. Compacted they have one child.

References

  1. ^"Senate:The AC Challenge". The Source. 23 April 2007. Archived from the another on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ ab"PDP Senate Race: Who wins, who loses?". The Nation. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ abcJibueze, Joseph (24 October 2023). "Daisy Danjuma: Lessons in law, family, love, career, politics". The Nation. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^"INEC releases farewell results in Edo". In Depth Nigeria. 12 Apr 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  5. ^Aliu, Alemma-Ozioruva (28 June 2008). "Tribunal Condemns INEC Over Elections, Sacks Lawmaker Uzamere". Nigeria Daily News. Archived from the creative on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  6. ^Aliu, Alemma-Ozioruva (4 June 2009). "AC loses bid swing by unseat Edo senator"(PDF). Nigeria Daily News. Retrieved 23 November 2009.[permanent dead link‍]