Gambo Sawaba

[[Filethumb|Hajiya Gambo Sawaba Hajiya Gambo Sawaba (15 February 1933 – 15 October 2001) was a Nigerian politician, women's rights activist and philanthropist. She was a leading member of the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) and one of the foremost advocates for women's political participation and social justice in Northern Nigeria. Quotes "If I don't know book, I know rights. I have not been a member of any House of Assembly. I have not held any office except that I was a member of the House of Prison." Gambo Sawaba speaking on her education, political career and imprisonment. "Politics in the country has lost its flavour and is no longer a game of ideology, but a game of self-aggrandisement." Gambo Sawaba speaking on politics in Nigeria. "I was beaten up by six men and left to die in a bush." Gambo Sawaba recounting an attack during her political activism. "There is no opening in my body – mouth, nostrils, eyes or anywhere else – from which blood did not gush out because of torture." Gambo Sawaba discussing the torture she suffered while in detention. "My front teeth are artificial. The originals were broken and pulled out." Gambo Sawaba describing injuries sustained during detention. External links Wikipedia article Category:1933 births Category:2001 deaths Category:Women's rights activists Category:Politicians from Nigeria Category:Philanthropists Category:People from Nigeria