A 25-year-old woman, Hindatu Umar has become the chairperson
of one of the biggest and oldest councils in Kebbi state, where women are
politically relegated for cultural reasons.
Umar's appointment to lead the Argungu local
council is unprecedented, not only is she the first woman to take up
the post, but also the first council leader not to be married.
Ms Umar became the chairperson after the government ordered
all council chairmen in Kebbi state whose tenures had expired to relinquish
authority to the most senior official in their municipalities.
She had been the deputy to the former administrator. Some
people have expressed reservations over her succession to power.
They argue that she lacks the experience and boldness to
govern a local government like Argungu with all its complexities, BBC reports.
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