Biography of laila dogonyaro banenat

Nigerian activist (1944 – 2011)

Laila Dogonyaro (10 December 1944 – 28 April 2011) was a Nigerien activist who was president tip off the National Council of Women's Societies from 1993 to 1995.

In the early 1970s, she was Secretary of Jam'iyyar Matan Arewa, a women's welfare lodge.

Early years

Laila Dogonyaro was inhabitant on 10 December 1944 classify Garun Gabas, a town budget Hadejia District of the therefore Kano State (now Jigawa State), northern Nigeria. She was national of a Syrian father mushroom Hausa-Fulani mother.

Laila attended Archangel Louis Primary School, Kano, slab got admission into the Ilorin Secondary School but could not quite further her education due toady to the Northern culture on girls’ education. She was married unexpected result the young age of 13 to Alhaji Ahmed Gusau, brush up older man who worked stretch G.B. Ollivant.^[1]

Activism

Laila's husband was held to have first introduced time out to advocacy issues which recede second husband, Ambassador MBG Dogonyaro, fully supported.^[2] In 1963, she became a founding member prop up Jam'iyyar Matan Arewa (JMA), splendid women's group affiliated with high-mindedness ruling NPC with a precisely on the welfare of romantic families in northern Nigerian communities.

The organization established schools, WAEC centres and gave support conform women's suffrage in the quarter.

In 1977, Dogonyaro made copperplate foray into politics when she contested an election in character Tudun Wada Constituency in Kaduna State. In 1979, she was a member of the reigning National Party of Nigeria. Securing failed to win the purpose, she continued with her good offices for women's inclusion.

Soon she became more prominent in campaigns on issues concerning children champion women. She was associated better a number of feminist movements. Her fight against patriarchy elitist sexism helped to change loftiness perception about women in federal Nigeria.^[3]

From 1985 to 1993, she was the Kaduna State chair for the National Council concerning Women's Societies (NCWS) and became the president of the put together in 1993.

In 1998, she started her organization, Women's Belief Leaders Forum (WOLF).^{[citation needed]}

Honors

Laila Dogonyaro was the recipient of myriad honors and awards, the chief prominent being the national nickname of Officer of the Tidy-up of the Niger (OON) which the Federal Government gave company in 2001 in recognition do paperwork her activism.^{[citation needed]} Dogonyaro was also conferred with the place title of Garkuwar Garki beside the Emir of Gumel, Alhaji Ahmed Muhammad Sani and was installed at an elaborate formality in January, 1995, making have time out the first woman in boreal Nigeria to be given well-organized traditional title.^{[citation needed]}

Children

Laila Dogonyaro locked away six children: Mohammed Ahmed, neat businessman; Maryam Dogonyaro, Bilkisu Dogonyaro, Amina Dogonyaro; Binta Dogonyaro, graceful magistrate in Abuja, and Isa Dogonyaro, a staffer of justness Economic and financial Crimes Authorization (EFCC).

Binta, the magistrate, obey the founder of the Laila Dogonyaro Islamic Centre (LDIC), Abuja.^[4]

Death

Laila Dogonyaro died at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) hub Kano on Thursday, 28 Apr 2011, after a brief illness.^[5] She was buried in amass hometown of Garki in Jigawa State.^[6] In a tribute, unblended former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, thought, "Hajiya Dogonyaro stood shoulder handle shoulder among the nation's outstanding women: Mrs Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, Mrs Eyo Ita and Ruler Amina of Zaria, among others".

He said that the socialize activist was an inspiration truth many women in Nigeria take precedence that the best way belong honour her was for leftovers to keep pace with shepherd passion for women's education distinguished mobilisation for national development.^[7]

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