Binta Bello

Fatima Binta Bello
Deputy Minority Whip
Assumed office
29 May 2015
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
LeaderYakubu Dogara
Preceded byAdamu Gora Kalba
ConstituencyKaltungo/Shongom Federal Constituency
Representative for Kaltungo/Shongom
Assumed office
2011
Personal details
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Igbuzo, Delta State[1]
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Spouseusman Mustapha Bello
Children2
Residence(s)Abuja, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Maiduguri[2]
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCivil servant, politician

Binta Bello was a former class teacher, state commissioner, and current Deputy Minority Whip in the Nigerian House of Representatives.[2] Bello represents the Kaltungo/Shongom Federal Constituency of Gombe State. She is the only woman in the leadership of the House.

Early life and education

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Bello was born in Igbuzo, Delta State to a military officer father.[3] She moved all around the country before finally returning to her native Gombe State.[3][1]

She obtained a grade II certificate from W.T.C Bajoga, Gombe state in 1988, a Diploma in Public Administration from the University of Jos in 1995,[1] and a B.Sc. in Public Administration from the University of Maiduguri in 2010.[2]

Career

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Bello worked as a Commissioner for Women Affairs in Gombe State from 2007 to 2010.[3] She then contested as a Representative for the Kaltungo/Shongom Federal Constituency on the platform of the PDP which she won.[3] The other PDP women elected were Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, Sodaguno Festus Omoni, Nkiruka Chidubem Onyejeocha, Rita Orji, Evelyn Omavovoan Oboro, Beni Butmaklar Langtang, Omosede Igbinedion Gabriella, Stella Obiageli Ngwu and Eucharia Okwunna.[4]

In 2019 she lost the election to the All Progressives congress

(APC). Amos Bulus APC party having 80,549 and People Democratic Party (PDP) having 63,312.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Goodwill, best recipe for success in politics – Hon Bello, Chair, Women in Parliament". Vanguard News. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Hon. Binta Bello". Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Binta Bello: The Amazon in the House". Punch newspaper. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Jimoh, Abbas (2015-06-06). "Women of the 8th National Assembly". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  5. ^ Binta, bello. "Lawmaker empowers 640 women with new skills". THE GUARDIAN. Retrieved 17 December 2017.