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Nigerian political activist

Hajia Gambo Sawaba (15 February 1933 – October 2001) was a Nigerian women's rightsactivist, politician and philanthropist.^[1][2] She served as the deputy chairman of Great Nigeria People's Party (GNPP) and was elected leader of the national women's wing of Northern Element Progressive Union (NEPU).^[3]

Background

Parents

Hajia Sawaba was born to Isa Amartey Amarteifio (christened Theophilus Wilcox) who was an immigrant from Ghana and Fatima Amarteifio, a Nupe woman from Lavun Local Government, Niger State.

Amarteifo was a graduate of Ghana School of Survey who immigrated to Nigeria in 1910 and sought to be employed by the Nigerian Railway Corporation.

Fatima's maternal great-grandfather was a blacksmith and warrior. His son, Mamman Dazu, was Gambo's maternal grandfather.

Mamman Dazu is said to have been a great warrior and widely consulted.^[1]

Birth

Isa Amartey Amarte