Ebiti Ndok

Ebiti Ndok
Ebiti Ndok
Personal details
Born	Ebiti Onoyom Ndok; Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Political party	United National Party for Development (UNPD)
Children	4
Alma mater	University College Hospital, Ibadan; St Anne's School Ibadan
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Nurse

Ebiti Ndok-Jegede listen^ⓘ (born Ebiti Onoyom Ndok) is a Nigerian politician. She ran for presidency in the 2011 presidential election under the platform of the United National Party for Development, a party she once served as National Chairman.

Life and career

Born in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, South-Western Nigeria, Ndok-Jegede is a native of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.[1] She attended St Anne's School Ibadan for secondary school education. She started her career as a practicing nurse at the University College Hospital, Ibadan before she proceeded to the United Kingdom, where she obtained a degree in Management, Law, and Diplomatic Studies and also did Social Welfare training.[2] In 2011, she was the only woman who ran for president of Nigeria under the platform of the United National Party for Development, receiving 98,262 votes.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Ndok-Jegede is married with four children.[1]

References

Udemezue, Onyinyechi (24 May 2011). "Nigeria: I Was Arrested for Issuing a Post-Dated Cheque-Ndok". Daily Champion. allAfrica. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
"Ebiti Onoyom Ndok". allAfrica. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
Hamidat Kareem (11 August 2016). "Can A Woman Ever Lead Nigerian Men?". Youth Digest. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
Tene Natsa, Ruth (4 June 2014). "2015: Where Are The Female Politicians?". Leadership Newspaper. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
Mungai, Christine (13 April 2015). "The African women who tried for president - and how they fared". Mail and Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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[daily-1] Udemezue, Onyinyechi (24 May 2011). "Nigeria: I Was Arrested for Issuing a Post-Dated Cheque-Ndok". Daily Champion. allAfrica. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[2] "Ebiti Onoyom Ndok". allAfrica. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[3] Hamidat Kareem (11 August 2016). "Can A Woman Ever Lead Nigerian Men?". Youth Digest. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[4] Tene Natsa, Ruth (4 June 2014). "2015: Where Are The Female Politicians?". Leadership Newspaper. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[5] Mungai, Christine (13 April 2015). "The African women who tried for president - and how they fared". Mail and Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.