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Woman Crush Sunday: Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

    Abike- Dabiri is a Nigerian politician and former member of the Nigeria Federal House of Representatives that hails fromJos, Plateau State, She was once a representive of Ikorodu Constituency in Lagos State.
For her education, She attended Maryland Private Primary School, Maryland, Ikeja and St. Teresa’s College, Ibadan for her secondary education. She also obtained her first degree in English Language from the University of Ife, Osun state. 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 in the United States at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Dabiri-Erewa was born to the family of Alhaji and Alhaja Ashafa Erogbogbo of Ikorodu on the 10th of October, 1962 .She is married to Segun Erewa.
Dabiri-Erewa was popularly known as an Anchor in one of  Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) weekly Newsline programme where she  took a particular interest in poverty and social justice issues. She worked  for NTA for fifteen years,
before her retirement 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.
She has carved a niche for herself as a politician, She was a former  chairperson of the  Committee on Diaspora Affairs, She  was elected for the first time in 2003, and re-elected in 2007 and 2011 respectively; In 2015, she was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora. In November 2018, Dabiri-Erewa was given the appointment of the Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission but the appointment was not  confirmed  until May 2019 by the Senate, she is still the incumbent Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. Abike was also a supporter of "Together Nigeria"; an independent advocacy group launched to work towards President Muhammadu Buhari's 2019 re-election bid.
Other positions held by her include: Chairperson, House Committee on Media in Federal House of Representative from 2003 to 2007, Honourable Member, Federal House of Representative from 2003 to 2007, Board Member, Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation Vision 2010, 
Honourable Member, Federal House of Representative from the year 2007 to 2011.
  She had her major scandal such as: In 2009, Dabiri-Erewa sponsored a bill before the Nigerian Federal House of Representatives that would grant the freedom to practice journalism only after obtaining certain qualifications. The bill  was criticised, it was regarded as an attempt to enable tyranny and nepotism. Dabiri-Erewa in response to this allegation denied aiding corruption and hindering media freedom, stating that the bill would rather serve as a means of  professionalism in journalism of Nigeria.
 Also on the 4th of August 2015, she was regarded as one of prominent personalities who have non performing loans with Nigeria Deposit Money Banks by National dailies  . In reaction, Dabiri-Erewa sent series of tweets to debunk the claim, stating clearly that she owes no one.
Eventually the Bank in question responded by sending an apology in dailies for their erroneous mistake.
  One major reason she is our woman crush Sunday is due to series of bills that she sponsored which in  turn, inevitably enhance Nigeria's citizenship integration namely:

* The Freedom of Information Bill:
A bill with an intention  of  ensuring full integration of Nigerians with physical disabilities and eliminating all forms of discrimination against them.
*The Nigerian Infant Health Welfare Bill ( This bill was to ensure every child under five receives free medical care)
*Nigerian Diaspora Commission Bill:
A bill to repeal Nigerian Press Council Bill and replace it with the Nigerian Press and Journalism Council Bill (This is to  strengthen the NPC, promote responsible journalism and protect the welfare of journalists in Nigerians).
We celebrate your good works madam, more power to your elbow.
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