Mrs Patricia Etteh---Former Speaker of the House Of Rep and Marginalisation of Women in Politics
Born into a noble family of Yoruba lineage, Barr. Patricia Olubunmi Etteh was born on 17 August 1953. She trained to become a seasoned beauty therapist and later earned a Diploma in Law from the University of Abuja.She later got a Bachelor Degree in Law from Buckingham University in the UK and was called to Bar in Nigerian Law School ,Abuja Her life in Politics: Elected to be a member, House of representatives on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), representing Ayedaade/Isokan/Irewole Federal constituency of Osun State,from1999-2003. She became the Minority Whip for Alliance for Democracy from 1999 to 2003. RT. Hon. Etteh attended Leadership course with GILD in Palm Desert, Califonia ,US in 2002. She also attended a course on Political Leadership and Economic Policy in the prestigious Harvard University in 2006 . Hon. Etteh was the 1st female Principal Officer of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Honourable Etteh became the Leader of the ...