{"id":28875,"date":"2016-09-24T05:35:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T05:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/nigerian-woman-25-becomes-argungu-city-leader\/"},"modified":"2016-09-24T05:35:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T05:35:48","slug":"nigerian-woman-25-becomes-argungu-city-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/nigerian-woman-25-becomes-argungu-city-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian woman, 25, becomes Argungu city leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

{A 25-year-old woman has taken over as the head of a local authority in the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria.}<\/p>\n

Hindatu Umar is the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position in Argungu city, in the north-western state of Kebbi. She is also the city’s first unmarried local leader.<\/p>\n

The BBC’s Abdullahi Kaura in Nigeria says her appointment is unprecedented.
\nSome residents have complained, telling the BBC that Ms Umar “lacks experience and boldness”.<\/p>\n

She had been the deputy chairperson and was promoted when the tenure of the local chairman expired.<\/p>\n

Our correspondent says that women in northern Nigeria usually remain in the background and rarely hold political office.<\/p>\n

Argungu city is one of the biggest and oldest councils in northern Nigeria and is famous for its annual fishing festival.<\/p>\n

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