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Sunday 1 February 2015

Photos: Meet the first Nigerian women to be made lawmakers

Margaret Ekpo (left) and Janet Mokelu (right) were the first women in Nigeria to be elected into a regional parliament; Eastern Assembly 1961. Love history. Photo credit: SeeMeSeeNigeria.

58 comments:

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Awww beautiful women.

Unknown said...

Thanks Linda for updates us Nigeria history

Unknown said...

Yeaa...d airport in calabar is named after her..#margaret ekpo

Anonymous said...

Good to be good..........Topzyus

Unknown said...

E don tay ......

OMG!WOMAN said...

Inspiration Nigeria

Unknown said...

Wow! So proud of her...I hail .......

Unknown said...

How I wish our society can promote tins like this in other to inspire our young girls instead of the nudity et al

Unknown said...

History has it that... Nice1!!

ary said...

Nice, Mokelu, that's Igbo right? Linda really enjoy your blast from the past.

Amaka.u.l said...

Cool

Unknown said...

Love to be a strong woman some day just like them, working towards it anyway

Unknown said...

Awwwn...so wonderful.. I love history

Unknown said...

history never die






#Commenting thru Glo 4G LTE

Juleslouis said...

Yes. Margaret ekpo. A strong willed and inflential woman.

Unknown said...

Linda na from where you dey even go dig out all dis ur history 101 sef? Linda take note!

oiza said...

good to know things like this

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Margaret Ekpo, reminds me of Ekpo Ref.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

Women that made history....God I wanna be among the history makers .....I mean good history not in a bad way


••••••QUEENMAYA••••••••

Anonymous said...

Igbo Kwenu!!!

Unknown said...

Wow that good

Unknown said...

Nice peeps gr8 heroin...linda u too can follow their footsteps...

Goziem Oh LORD said...

Wow! 1961 History is good oooo.

Unknown said...

History 101. Hehe. Good job lindiway

GALORE said...

Yea......@Mrs Ekpo.....abasi odiong fii.


Better person!
Better woman



We crossrivarians wl never forget ur labour of love in ur life time

Sleep on!!!!



@Galore

Unknown said...

HISTORY 101. NICE ONE.
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@Carlos via Nokia Lumia

Unknown said...

This were real women, so inspiring.#THAT AKWA IBOM BOY#

Unknown said...

Lovely women

Unknown said...

#respectTotheLadies

Unknown said...

Cool

Unknown said...

I love history too...

Nice one and job well done for digging dis up.
Thumbs up.

Unknown said...

I love history too...

Nice one and job well done for digging dis up.
Thumbs up.

Unknown said...

Cool








OKORO UPGRADED **

Unknown said...

Wow great women!!!

Subomi said...

The country should immortalize people like this

Subomi said...

The country should immortalize people like these

prettiyz said...

Good for them.they r part of Nigeria's history

Unknown said...

Wow!!!

Kayode Awofeso said...

history makers

Unknown said...

The first women to taste the oil money...black-gold

Onyx's Girlfriend (he isn't gay pls) said...

Nice meeting you! #happysunday

Mz G said...

⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥okay«̶̥ -̶̯͡┈̥

Anonymous said...

Sorry,Linda - it's Janet Mokelu(left} and Margaret Ekpo(right).

Unknown said...

Want 2 Bcome d 1st Female Governor of my State God Willing. Positive History must b Made.#Mawee. Janded#

Unknown said...

Yeah tins we don learn in class...tnks linda

Unknown said...

Thanks for the history lecture

Unknown said...

UNN Rocks.

Anonymous said...

This ur 'Linda take note' makes ur comments quite irritating and annoying. Choose a different line

lami said...

Good.

Anonymous said...

Margaret Ekpo is on the right. We lived on the same street for 10 years

Anonymous said...

Imagine! I swear if u can be a big girl in those days, men u too much. And some mumu girls will fuck 8months for iPhone 6 and be priding...

Unknown said...

So proud of them

Unknown said...

Hmmm That is good

Anonymous said...

Interesting, I've learnt something new!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the info. The shapely lady on the right is actually Margaret Ekpo.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Women that made history . Janet Mokelu was from Oraifiete in Anambra State.

OLISA MOKELU said...

Yeah Grandma Mokelu was very inspirational,she taught me so many things -Nursery Rhymes,Church Hymns,etc.As old as she was, she could still remember basic educational learning skills.
God Bless Your Soul Mama!!!!

Unknown said...

Women if significant

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