Asabe Vilita Bashir
{{Short description|Nigerian politician (born 1965)}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
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| name = Asabe Vilita Bashir
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| office1 = Member of the
House of Representatives
from Borno State
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| term_start1 = 2015
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|2|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Borno State, Nigeria
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| party = APC
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| alma_mater = University of Maiduguri
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Asabe Vilita Bashir (born 19 February 1965) is a Nigerian politician. She was elected to the Nigerian House of Representatives as a candidate of the ruling party APC in the federal constituency of Gwoza, Chibok and Damboa, Borno State, in the 8th National Assembly. She particularly advocates for women and children, especially victims of Boko Haram insurgency.
Education
Bashir received her GCE certificate from the Federal Government College at Maiduguri in 1984. She then enrolled at the University of Maiduguri to study education. She earned a BSc in Education in 1988, an MEd in Administration and Planning in 1992, and a PhD in Philosophy in 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.nass.gov.ng/mp/profile/692|title=Hon. Asabe Vilita Bashir: Education|author=|website=National Assembly|publisher=Federal Republic of Nigeria|access-date=14 June 2018|archive-date=10 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610073403/http://nass.gov.ng/mp/profile/692|url-status=dead}}
Career
Bashir served as a member of Nigeria's Federal House of Representatives,{{cite web | title=Biography of Asabe Vilita Bashir | website=Nigerian Biography | date=16 December 2015 | url=http://www.nigerianbiography.com/2015/12/biography-of-asabe-vilita-bashir.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813082440/http://www.nigerianbiography.com/2015/12/biography-of-asabe-vilita-bashir.html | url-status=usurped | archive-date=13 August 2016 | access-date=26 May 2018}} representing the Gwoza, Chibok and Damboa federal constituencies in Borno State, from 2015 to 2019. She advocates project that will improve the lives of Boko Haram insurgency victims, especially women and children.{{cite web|title=Lawmaker to Aisha Buhari: Start a pet project on Boko Haram victims|url=https://www.thecable.ng/tag/asabe-vilita-bashir|website=The Cable|accessdate=26 May 2018}}{{cite web|last1=Victor Oluwasegun|first1=Dele Anofi|title=Reps to FG: Reopen schools in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/reps-to-fg-reopen-schools-in-borno-yobe-adamawa/|publisher=The Nation|accessdate=26 May 2018}}
In 2021, she was appointed the Director General of the National Centre for Women Development by President Muhammadu Buhari.{{Cite web |last=Nwabufo |first=Dominica Ijeoma |date=2021-04-13 |title=National Centre for Women and Development gets new Director |url=https://von.gov.ng/national-centre-for-women-and-development-gets-new-director/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Voice of Nigeria |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nass.gov.ng/mp/profile/692 Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610073403/http://nass.gov.ng/mp/profile/692 |date=10 June 2019 }} at National Assembly website
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Category:Nigerian women in politics
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)
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