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Anthony Enahoro, women and the Western House of Assembly, By Tayo Agunbiade

Anthony Enahoro, women and the Western House of Assembly, By Tayo Agunbiade

Chief Anthony Enahoro In pre-Independence Nigeria, Enahoro’s Motion set the pace for a handful of women to be nominated to two of the three regional legislative houses. Two years later, Aiyedun was replaced by Lady Oyinkan Abayomi. In 1959, Margaret Ekpo and Janet N. Mokelu were appointed as Special Members in the Eastern House of Chiefs. No woman was nominated to the Northern Region’s…