Biography of Flora Azikiwe

Flora Ogbenyeanu Ogoegbunam Azikiwe was the first lady of Nigeria  from 1963 to 1966, She was born on 7 August 1917 in Onitcha, city in present-day Anambra State to Chief Ogoegbunam, the Adazia of Onitsha (Ndichie Chief) from Ogboli Agbor Onitsha.

She got married to Nnamdi Azikiwe on 4 April 1936. Their wedding was held in James Town, Accra, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) where her husband was working as the editor of African Morning Post at the time.

She served as the first First Lady of Nigeria from 1 October 1963 to 16 January 1966.
 
She was a member of the Eastern Working Committee of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC). She was the first Patron of the Home Science Association (HSA), formerly known as Federal Home Science Association.



She died on August 1983. She and her husband had one daughter and three sons.

Names of North-West Senators

Jigawa State.

•Abubakar Gumel (APC, Jigawa N/West)
•Sabo Mohammed (APC, Jigawa S/West)
•Muhammad Shitu (APC, Jigawa N/East)

Kaduna State.
•Danjuma La’ah (PDP,, Kaduna South)
•Suleiman Hunkuyi (APC,Kaduna North)
•Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central)

Kano  State.
•Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North)
•Rabiu Kwankwaso (APC, Kano Central)
•Kabiru Gaya (APC, Kano South)

 Katsina State.
•Mustapha Bukar (APC, Katsina North)
•Abu Ibrahim (APC, Katsina South)
•Umaru Kurfi (APC, Katsina Central)

Kebbi State.
•Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North)
•Adamu Aliero (APC, Kebbi Central)
•Bala Ibn Na’allah (APC, Kebbi South)

Sokoto State.
•Ibrahim Gobir (APC, Sokoto East)
•Aliyu Wamakko (APC, Sokoto North)
•Ibrahim Abdullahi (APC, Sokoto South) 

Zamfara State.
•Kabir Garba Marafa (APC, Zamfara Central)
•Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (APC, Zamfara North)
•Ahmed Rufai Sani (APC,Zamfara West)