Senator Franca Afegbua who represented the old Bendel State of Nigeria (Bendel North senatorial district) during the second republic 1979-1983. Franca Afegbua remains a symbol of the participation of the Nigerian woman in partisan politics.
She made history as the first woman to be elected a senator of Federal Republic of Nigeria, in 1979. Afegbua has since diverted much of her attention to beauty and hairdressing which was her original love, but continues to keep a close watch on the nation’s politics.
Franca Afegbua set off to her home state, the old Bendel State to seek to represent her people in the senate. Although, Bendel State was controlled by the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, under the control of the late Professor Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, Afegbua, a member of the opposition National Party of Nigeria, NPN, decided to stoop to conquer and that took her far. Employing her strategies as a woman, Afegbua worked up the feminine sentiment that endeared her to many and made the women to fall in love with the svelte figure that wore hats and visited their homes by night to solicit their support. (Leadership)
Franca Afegbua set off to her home state, the old Bendel State to seek to represent her people in the senate. Although, Bendel State was controlled by the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, under the control of the late Professor Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, Afegbua, a member of the opposition National Party of Nigeria, NPN, decided to stoop to conquer and that took her far. Employing her strategies as a woman, Afegbua worked up the feminine sentiment that endeared her to many and made the women to fall in love with the svelte figure that wore hats and visited their homes by night to solicit their support. (Leadership)
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