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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.
at 2/01/2015 02:00:00 pm

58 comments:

  1. AbokiDaWarriBoy1 February 2015 at 14:03

    Awww beautiful women.

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  2. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:03

    Thanks Linda for updates us Nigeria history

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  3. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:04

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

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  4. Anonymous1 February 2015 at 14:06

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

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    1. Anonymous1 February 2015 at 22:27

      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...

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  5. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:07

    E don tay ......

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  6. OMG!WOMAN1 February 2015 at 14:07

    Inspiration Nigeria

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  7. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:07

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

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  8. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:11

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

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  9. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:11

    History has it that... Nice1!!

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  10. ary1 February 2015 at 14:13

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

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  11. Amaka.u.l1 February 2015 at 14:15

    Cool

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  12. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:17

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

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  13. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:17

    Awwwn...so wonderful.. I love history

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    1. Unknown1 February 2015 at 19:08

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

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  14. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:21

    history never die






    #Commenting thru Glo 4G LTE

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  15. Juleslouis1 February 2015 at 14:22

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

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  16. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:23

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

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    1. Anonymous1 February 2015 at 19:56

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

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  17. oiza1 February 2015 at 14:25

    good to know things like this

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  18. BONARIO NNAGS1 February 2015 at 14:25

    Margaret Ekpo, reminds me of Ekpo Ref.

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  19. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:38

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


    ••••••QUEENMAYA••••••••

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  20. Anonymous1 February 2015 at 14:47

    Igbo Kwenu!!!

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  21. Unknown1 February 2015 at 14:55

    Wow that good

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  22. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:04

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

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  23. Goziem Oh LORD1 February 2015 at 15:13

    Wow! 1961 History is good oooo.

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  24. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:14

    History 101. Hehe. Good job lindiway

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  25. GALORE1 February 2015 at 15:23

    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

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  26. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:30

    HISTORY 101. NICE ONE.
    $.
    $.
    @Carlos via Nokia Lumia

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  27. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:31

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

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  28. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:35

    Lovely women

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  29. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:36

    #respectTotheLadies

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  30. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:39

    Cool

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  31. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:43

    I love history too...

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

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  32. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:44

    I love history too...

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

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  33. Unknown1 February 2015 at 15:57

    Cool








    OKORO UPGRADED **

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  34. Unknown1 February 2015 at 16:25

    Wow great women!!!

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  35. Subomi1 February 2015 at 16:38

    The country should immortalize people like this

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  36. Subomi1 February 2015 at 16:38

    The country should immortalize people like these

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  37. prettiyz1 February 2015 at 16:46

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

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  38. Unknown1 February 2015 at 17:04

    Wow!!!

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  39. Kayode Awofeso1 February 2015 at 17:15

    history makers

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  40. Unknown1 February 2015 at 17:19

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

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  41. Onyx's Girlfriend (he isn't gay pls)1 February 2015 at 17:21

    Nice meeting you! #happysunday

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  42. Mz G1 February 2015 at 17:28

    ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥okay«̶̥ -̶̯͡┈̥

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  43. Anonymous1 February 2015 at 17:58

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

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  44. Unknown1 February 2015 at 18:44

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

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  45. Unknown1 February 2015 at 19:13

    Thanks for the history lecture

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  46. lami1 February 2015 at 20:40

    Good.

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  47. Anonymous1 February 2015 at 20:59

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

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  48. Anonymous2 February 2015 at 10:03

    Interesting, I've learnt something new!

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  49. Anonymous2 February 2015 at 10:30

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

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  50. Anonymous6 February 2015 at 11:19

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

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  51. OLISA MOKELU6 February 2015 at 19:24

    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!!!!

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  52. Unknown12 February 2015 at 11:19

    Women if significant

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