President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed three-time House of representatives member from Lagos State as Senior Special Adviser on Foreign affairs and diaspora.
BIOGRAPHY:
Abike Kafayat Oluwatoyin Dabiri-Erewa
born in Jos, Plateau State is a Nigerian
politician and 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 and the
House Committee on Diaspora Affairs.
She was elected for the first time in 2003,
and re-elected in 2007 and 2011
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
Masters Degree in Mass Communication
from the University of Lagos, Akoka. She
also studied at the John F. Kennedy School
of Government, Harvard University, USA.
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