Juliet Nene Akano (born May 22, 1963) is a Nigerian politician. She was elected to the

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in 2007 and in 2011.

Life

Akano was born in

Kano State Kano State (Hausa: ''Jihar Kano''جىِهَر كَنوُ) (Fula: Leydi Kano 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤮𞥅 ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. According to the national census done in ...

in 1963 to Godson and Alice Obasi from

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. She was not brought up in Kano state as her family moved whilst she was still a baby. As a child she lived in

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where her mother taught and her father worked in the Ministry of Finance's offices. She was elected to the National House of Assembly to represent Nwangele/Isu and

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local government areas in

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. She served from 2007 when she was the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Women Affairs. In 2008 she announced a scholarship scheme for 20 children in primary year 3 to cover their primary education and for those 20 who were top in year 6 in their government area then a scholarship would pay for their junior education. Akano issued a denial regarding her own, allegedly forged, school certificate. She was in the House of Assembly until 2011. She was one of eleven women who were elected in 2007 who were re-elected in 2011 when the lower house was nearly 95% male. Other women elected included Mulikat Adeola-Akande,

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and

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References

1963 births Living people People from Kano State Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) Women members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) {{Nigeria-politician-stub