Nora Ladi Daduut (born 10 May 1953) is a Nigerian academic and politician who served as the senator representing the Plateau South senatorial district from 2020 to 2023. She was elevated to the position of professor in 2018 by the University of Jos. She is the first female senator from Plateau State.

Career

Daduut is a professor of

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and resigned as the head of the department of French at the

University of Jos The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a federal university in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria. History What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. T ...

Plateau State Plateau is a northern states of Nigeria, Nigerian state. It is located in the north-central geopolitical zone of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". Th ...

Political career

In the 2020 Plateau South Senatorial District bye election, she represented the

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at the election where she polled 83,151 votes, while her closest rival at the polls Hon. George Daika, representing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 70,838 votes. She was sworn into the senate on 15 December 2020.

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Senators of the 9th National Assembly (Nigeria) People from Jos 1953 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Jos All Progressives Congress politicians {{PlateauNG-politician-stub