Abike Dabiri

Abike Kafayat Oluwatoyin Dabiri-Erewa,[1] born in Jos, Plateau State [2] is a Nigerian politician and former member of the Nigeria Federal House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Constituency in Lagos State. She was the Chairman of the House Committee on Media & Publicity. [3]

She was also the former Chair of the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs.[4]

She was elected for the first time in 2003, and re-elected in 2007 and 2011

In 2015 She was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora

Career

Dabiri-Erewa worked for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) for fifteen years, anchoring the weekly NTA Newsline programme and taking a particular interest in poverty and social justice issues. She retired from her position at Nigerian Television Authority to stand for election in the House of Representatives, winning with a substantial majority. While in this role, she stood against the third term bid of former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Education

Dabiri-Erewa attended Maryland Private School, Maryland, Ikeja for her primary school education, and St. Teresa’s College, Ibadan for her secondary education. She obtained her first degree in English Language from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU) Ile – Ife. She obtained a post graduate diploma (PGD) in mass communication and also a master's degree in mass communication from the University of Lagos, Akoka. She also studied at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA.

Bills Sponsored

Dabiri-Erewa sponsored a number of significant bills that were passed by Parliament, including:[1]

Journalism Bill Controversy

In 2009, Dabiri-Erewa sponsored a bill before the Nigerian National House of Assembly that would grant the freedom to practice journalism only after obtaining certain qualifications. The bill received public criticism, and was seen as an attempt to gag the media. There was a concern that the change would serve to enable tyranny and nepotism since most of the board appointments would be made by the President and/or Government executive members.

In a morning TV program aired on November 30, 2009, Dabari-Erawa denied aiding corruption and hindering media freedom, stating that the bill would serve to professionalise journalism in Nigeria.

Personal life

Dabiri-Erewa was born to the family of Alhaji and Alhaja Ashafa Erogbogbo of Ikorodu. Her father, Alhaji Ashafa Erogbogbo is one of the children of late Alh. Sule Erogbogbo of Adegorunsen Compound, Ajina square, Ita – Agbodo, Ikorodu. Her paternal grandmother, Alhaja Alimotu Erobogbo is from Bello Solebo family of Ita – Elewa Square, Ikorodu. She is married to Segun Erewa.

On the 4th of August 2015, her name appeared in National dailies as part of prominent personalities have non performing loans with Nigeria Deposit Money Banks. Reacting to this development, she sent series of tweets to debunk the claim citing mistaken identity and that she owes no one. Eventually the Bank in question responded by sending an apology in dailies for their erroneous mistake.

See also

Glory Emmanuel Edet

References

  1. 1 2 "biography". abikedabiri.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  2. ↑ http://www.abikedabiri.com/CurriculumVitea.html. Retrieved August 20, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Luke Onyekakeyah (9 August 2013). The Crawling Giant. AuthorHouse. pp. 169–. ISBN 978-1-4772-7779-9.
  4. ↑ Abiodun Adelaja and Adekunle Adesuj (December 18, 2009). "Nigeria: Death of Student - Dabiri-Erewa Slams Nigerian Envoy to Cyprus". Daily Champion.

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