Margaret Shonekan
Nigerian civil servant and former First Lady of Nigeria
About Margaret Shonekan
Born 1940. Margaret Shonekan is a Nigerian politician and civil servant.
Margaret O. Shonekan (born 28 October 1941) is a Nigerian civil servant, she spent much of her career with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). She was appointed a Federal Civil Service Commissioner from 1 October 1986 until 31 March 1994. She also briefly served as the First Lady of Nigeria from 26 August 1993 until 17 November 1993, during the transitional presidency of her husband, Ernest Shonekan.
Biography Margaret Shonekan was born on 28 October 1941 in Gusau, British Nigeria, in present-day Zamfara State.
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Who is Margaret Shonekan?
Nigerian civil servant and former First Lady of Nigeria
When was Margaret Shonekan born?
Margaret Shonekan was born on 28 October 1940 in Gusau.
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Margaret Shonekan is a politician and civil servant.
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