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Short Profile Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies
She is a winner of several awards which include Great Woman of the 21st Century Award by American Biographical Institute, USA, Woman of the Year Award by International Biographical Centre (IBC), UK, and Nigeria Woman of Excellence Merit Award (WEMA) in commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD), 2014.
Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies is a linguist, educationist and politician. She was born into a royal lineage in Kwara on October 15, 1962.
Adesanya-Davies was a presidential candidate of Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA) during the 2019 general elections.
A woman of impeccable character, Adesanya-Davies cherishes the ideals of a democratic, free and egalitarian society.
She is a winner of several awards which include Great Woman of the 21st Century Award by American Biographical Institute, USA, Woman of the Year Award by International Biographical Centre (IBC), UK, and Nigeria Woman of Excellence Merit Award (WEMA) in commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD), 2014.
Passionate about the transformation, development, progress and unity of Nigeria, Adesanya-Davies, the chairperson of Princess Mercy Ade-Davies Foundation, has declared her intention to contest the 2023 presidential election under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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