Laila Dogonyaro

Laila Dogonyaro was a Nigerian activist who was president of 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 organization.

Life

After finishing primary school, Dogonyaro she was married off at the young age of 13.[1] Her husband then was an older man who worked for G.B. Ollivant. In 1963, she became a founding member of Jam'iyyar Matan Arewa, a women's group affiliated with NPC with a focus on the welfare of poor families in Northern Nigeria communities. The organization established schools, WAEC centres and gave support to women's suffrage in the region. Dogonyaro's foray into politics started in 1977, when she contested an election in the Tundun Wada Constituency. In 1979, she was a member of National Party of Nigeria.

From 1985 to 1993, she was the state chairperson for NCWS. She became the president of the association in 1993. In 1998, she started her organization, Women's Opinion Leaders Forum (WOLF).

References
  1. Malogo, Bruce (May 1, 2011). "What Life Taught Me". NBF News. Nigeria.
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