Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: I joined over 1000 of my legal brothers and sisters for a brisk 5km walk, to kick off their 2023 Nigerian Bar Association conference.

Her Excellency Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu recently tweeted:

“I joined over 1000 of my legal brothers and sisters for a brisk 5km walk, to kick off their 2023 Nigerian Bar Association conference.

Unlike us, active doctors, Law can be a sedentary profession, so I was quite impressed by their stamina including that of their president – Y.C Maikyau.”

Source: Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu/Twitter

Her Excellency Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu is the First Lady of Kebbi State, a global cancer advocate, a pediatrician, a UICC Board Member, a Founder of the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, and the Chairperson of First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC), a coalition of the spouses of current and former state governors in Nigeria who are working to address gaps in the cancer continuum of care. In her role as the First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Bagudu is working with the state ministries of health, education, and women affairs to implement programs to sustainably improve menstrual hygiene, girl-child education, economic empowerment of women, and put an end to gender-based violence. Her Excellency is a member of the Editorial Board of OncoDaily.