Young women breaking the glass ceiling in Nigeria’s state legislature.

By Joy Jaiyesimi

Rukayat Shittu has won the Owode/Onire constituency for the Kwara state House of Assembly.

Shittu’s made history by winning the seat at the age of 26.

She contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

In a similar development, Munira Suleiman Tanimu won the Lere East Constituency Elections for the Kaduna state House of Assembly.

She contested on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party.

Marilyn Okowa-Daramola has won the Ika North/East Constituency seat for the Delta State House of Assembly.

Okowa- Daramola who is the daughter of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa contested on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party.