Basirat Nahibi

Basirat Nahibi or Basirat Nahibi-Niasse is a Nigerian politician, entrepreneur and the first female gubernatorial aspirant in Nigeria.

She is the founder of Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership in Africa (WAELE); a non-profit focused on empowering African women, economically and politically as well as ensuring their participation in peace and conflict transformation across 52 countries on the continent. She is also a founding member of the All Progressives Congress. Career

Nahibi is a multimillionaire businesswoman and the owner of Al-Bashir Interior Decors, based in Abuja. She holds the title of Otunba and has been conferred with the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

WAELE Africa

Nahibi founded the Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership in Africa (WAELE), also known as ARCELFA, as a continental non-profit organisation focused on empowering African women economically and politically and ensuring their participation in peace and conflict transformation across 52 African countries. The organisation has been actively involved in peacebuilding on the continent for over 15 years and played a critical role in the resolution of the Sudan and Chad conflict, for which it has received continental and global recognition.

Political career

Nahibi is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has been identified as the first female gubernatorial aspirant in Nigeria. She contested under the platform of the APC and has been an advocate for increased female participation in Nigerian governance and politics.