Hajiya
Zainab Dakingari
First Lady of Kebbi State
In role
29 May 2007 – 29 May 2015
GovernorUsman Dakingari
Personal details
Born (1979-10-01) 1 October 1979
Katsina, Kaduna State, Nigeria (now in Katsina State, Nigeria)
SpouseUsman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari
Children4

Zainab Usman Saidu Dakingari (née Yar'Adua; born 1 October 1979) is the daughter of the former president of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and wife to the former Executive Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Zainab Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was born in Katsina State on the 1 October 1979 to Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Turai Yar'Adua. She began her educational career at Katsina Steel Rolling Primary School between 1986 and 1992. She started her secondary education at Government Girls Secondary School Bakori between 1993 and 1996, and later joined Essence International School Kaduna between 1996 and 1999. She was a student at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, from 2000 to 2002. Between 2003 and 2006, she was a student at the Huron University, London, United Kingdom and then Project Management College, United Kingdom.

Politics

She was the First Lady of Kebbi State from 2007 to 2015 and also the Initiator  and Chief Executive Officer ZADAF Foundation for Women and Children Empowerment.

Award/Honours

  • Federal Medical Center, Birnin Kebbi Child Health Week, Equity 2009 (5 August 2009)
  • Women for Peace International Global Peace Diplomat (30 September 2009)

Bibliography

  • Kabir, Hajara Muhammad,. Northern women development. [Nigeria]. ISBN 978-978-906-469-4. OCLC 890820657.

References

  1. ↑ Kabir, Hajara Muhammad (2010). Northern women development. [Nigeria]. ISBN 978-978-906-469-4. OCLC 890820657.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Yar'adua's Family of Greed- A Photo Essay Of A Humble Beginning And Then A Super Luxurious Life". Sahara Reporters. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  4. ↑ "Alleged Corruption: EFCC moves against Saraki's wife, Yar'Adua's daughter | Premium Times Nigeria". 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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