Ebiti Ndok | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Ebiti Onoyom Ndok Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
Political party | United National Party for Development (UNPD) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University College Hospital, Ibadan St Anne's School Ibadan |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Nurse |
Ebiti Ndok-Jegede listen (born Ebiti Onoyom Ndok) is a Nigerian politician. She ran for presidency in the 2011 presidential election under the platform of the United National Party for Development, a party she once served as National Chairman.
Life and career
Born in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, South-Western Nigeria, Ndok-Jegede is a native of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. She attended St Anne's School Ibadan for secondary school education. She started her career as a practicing nurse at the University College Hospital, Ibadan before she proceeded to the United Kingdom, where she obtained a degree in Management, Law, and Diplomatic Studies and also did Social Welfare training. In 2011, she was the only woman who ran for president of Nigeria under the platform of the United National Party for Development, receiving 98,262 votes.
Personal life
Ndok-Jegede is married with four children.
References
- ^ Udemezue, Onyinyechi (24 May 2011). "Nigeria: I Was Arrested for Issuing a Post-Dated Cheque-Ndok". Daily Champion. allAfrica. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Ebiti Onoyom Ndok". allAfrica. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- Hamidat Kareem (11 August 2016). "Can A Woman Ever Lead Nigerian Men?". Youth Digest. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- Tene Natsa, Ruth (4 June 2014). "2015: Where Are The Female Politicians?". Leadership Newspaper. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- Mungai, Christine (13 April 2015). "The African women who tried for president - and how they fared". Mail and Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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