2027 · SenatorialADC
Ireti Heebah Kingibe
- Ireti Heebah Kingibe’s role
- Candidate
- Race
- Federal Capital Territory · FCT
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Ireti Heebah Kingibe
Senator for Federal Capital Territory Senatorial District, Federal Capital Territory
This term: 13 Jun 2023–present
THE PERSON- Senatorial district
- Federal Capital Territory
- Federal territory
- Federal Capital Territory
- Country
- Nigeria
Current party · membership recordAfrican Democratic CongressADCHow to reach
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- Office address
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- African Democratic Congress (ADC) national secretariat: No. 2 Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja. This is the party’s office, not this person’s.Suggest one
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Ireti Heebah Kingibe (born 2 June 1954) is the senator for the Federal Capital Territory and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the FCT senatorial district in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). A civil engineer, she attended Queen's College, Lagos, and Washington Irving High School in the United States and graduated in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota…
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Ireti Heebah Kingibe (born 2 June 1954) is the senator for the Federal Capital Territory and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the FCT senatorial district in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). A civil engineer, she attended Queen's College, Lagos, and Washington Irving High School in the United States and graduated in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1980. She worked as a quality control engineer with Bradley Precast Concrete Inc. (1978-79) and as a roads and highway designer with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, spent her national youth service year (1981-82) as a project supervisor at the Nigerian Air Force station in Ikeja, and later worked in Nigerian construction, including as a regional engineer with Lodigiani Nigeria. She is a younger sister of Ajoke Muhammed, widow of former head of state Murtala Muhammed, and has been described as the wife (in one 2023 profile, the former wife) of Baba Gana Kingibe, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation. She entered party politics in 1990 as an adviser to the national chairman of the then Social Democratic Party. She was the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) candidate for the FCT Senate seat in 2003, which Isa Maina of the PDP held; by her own account she fought the result in court for close to a year. She joined the PDP in 2006, withdrew from its FCT senatorial race in 2014 citing a lack of internal democracy and moved to the APC, whose FCT senatorial primary she lost in October 2018. She later resigned from the APC. In 2022 she joined the Labour Party and, as its candidate, won the FCT seat in the election of 25 February 2023 with 202,175 votes, ahead of the three-term incumbent Philip Aduda (PDP, 100,544) and Angulu Dobi (APC, 78,905); INEC declared the result on 28 February after a cancelled Bwari result was rectified. Aduda's petition was dismissed by the election petition tribunal on 12 September 2023 and his appeal by the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on 1 November 2023. She took her seat when the 10th Senate was inaugurated on 13 June 2023, was named chair of the Senate Committee on Women Affairs on 8 August 2023, and has had a long-running public dispute with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. An Abure-led faction of the LP suspended her in May 2025. She announced her move to the ADC on 11 July 2025, citing the LP's factions, registered as a member on 18 December 2025, and her defection letter was read in the Senate on 12 March 2026. The FCT ADC declared illegal a Wuse ward executive's suspension of her (March 2026), and the Federal High Court, Abuja, struck out the ward officials' suit on 22 May 2026, awarding costs to her. She won the ADC FCT senatorial primary (results declared 23 May 2026) with 17,535 votes to 806 for Mubarak Tijjani, who is challenging the primary in a suit pending at the Federal High Court. Her 2027 opponents include Philip Aduda, now the APC candidate.
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1954
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEarly lifeProfile record
Born
Ireti Heebah Kingibe was born on 2 Jun 1954.
1978
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Quality Control Engineer
Bradley Precast Concrete Inc. (Minnesota, USA)
- Industry
- Construction / civil engineering
- Employment
- Employee
Quality control engineer with a precast-concrete maker in Minnesota while studying/after graduating in civil engineering.
1979
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Roads and Highway Designer / Engineer
Minnesota Department of Transportation (Design unit)
- Industry
- Transport / civil engineering
- Employment
- Employee
Roads and highway designer in the Minnesota Department of Transportation design unit. Daily Trust (2023) gives 1979-1991, which conflicts with her return to Nigeria for national service in 1981, so no end year is stored.
1980
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
University of Minnesota
BSc Civil Engineering · Civil Engineering
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Institution
- University
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1981
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Project Supervisor (National Youth Service)
Nigerian Air Force (Directorate of Works, NAF station Ikeja)
- Industry
- Public sector / civil engineering
- Employment
- Employee
National Youth Service year as project supervisor for the Directorate of Works at the Nigerian Air Force station, Ikeja, Lagos (BLERF/NIBC adds supervision of a water project at the base).
1990
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Adviser to the National Chairman
Social Democratic Party (defunct, 1989-1993)
- Industry
- Politics
Entered partisan politics in 1990 by joining the then Social Democratic Party (dissolved 1993; not the present-day SDP) and was appointed adviser to its national chairman.
2003
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2003 Senate election
Federal Capital Territory · FCT
- Result
- Lost
- Recorded winner
- Isa Maina (PDP)
All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP, now defunct, no party record) candidate for the FCT Senate seat in the April 2003 National Assembly election. Isa Maina (PDP) held the seat 2003-07. By her own later account (2018 interviews) the margin was small, she contested the result in court for close to a year and the Court of Appeal ruled in her favour at one stage, but the PDP kept the…
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All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP, now defunct, no party record) candidate for the FCT Senate seat in the April 2003 National Assembly election. Isa Maina (PDP) held the seat 2003-07. By her own later account (2018 interviews) the margin was small, she contested the result in court for close to a year and the Court of Appeal ruled in her favour at one stage, but the PDP kept the seat; no court record or vote figures were found.
2014
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2014 Senate primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Federal Capital Territory · FCT
- Primary result
- Withdrawn
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
PDP aspirant for the FCT Senate ticket for 2015; withdrew in 2014, citing intimidation and the lack of internal democracy after the House of Representatives primaries, and left the PDP for the APC. Primary date and winner not sourced.
2018
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2018 Senate primary
All Progressives Congress · Federal Capital Territory · FCT
- Primary result
- Lost
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
Declared for the APC FCT Senate ticket for 2019 in July 2018; rivals included Isa Maina, Khairat Gwadabe, Aboki Jawa and Tanko Abari. Lost the October 2018 primary (exact day, votes and winner not found) and complained that thugs disrupted the direct primary.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Senate election
Labour Party · Federal Capital Territory · FCT
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 202,175
- Recorded winner
- Ireti Kingibe (LP)
Labour Party candidate (LP primary details not found). Returning officer Prof. Sani Saka declared her winner on Tuesday 28 February 2023 with 202,175 votes to Philip Aduda (PDP) 100,544 and Angulu Dobi (APC) 78,905, after a cancelled Bwari result was rectified; the Abaji result stayed cancelled for over-voting. Aduda's petition was dismissed by the tribunal (12 Sep 2023) and…
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Labour Party candidate (LP primary details not found). Returning officer Prof. Sani Saka declared her winner on Tuesday 28 February 2023 with 202,175 votes to Philip Aduda (PDP) 100,544 and Angulu Dobi (APC) 78,905, after a cancelled Bwari result was rectified; the Abaji result stayed cancelled for over-voting. Aduda's petition was dismissed by the tribunal (12 Sep 2023) and the Court of Appeal, Abuja (1 Nov 2023). The NNPP and its candidate Ahmed Ahmed Tijjani also petitioned (inspection order of 15 Mar 2023); the outcome of that petition was not found.
ElectedReviewed record
Senator
Federal Capital Territory · FCT
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- ADC
- Term
- 10th National Assembly
Committee & oversightReviewed record
Senate Committee on Women Affairs
Chair · Senate
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Electoral caseDismissed
The record
Aduda v. INEC, Kingibe & Ors: 2023 FCT senatorial election petition and appeal
- Role in this matter
- Respondent
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, Abuja; Court of Appeal, Abuja
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Response on record
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Last documented outcome
Dismissed
Philip Aduda (PDP), the runner-up, petitioned that INEC declared her winner while collation was still ongoing and that results should have been declared inconclusive. The tribunal dismissed the petition on Tuesday 12 September 2023; the Court of Appeal, Abuja (judgment read by Justice Daniel Kahiru) dismissed his appeal on Wednesday 1 November 2023, holding that he did not tender BVAS data or the voter register and failed to prove over-voting, and affirmed her election.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Outcome recorded · Dismissed
Philip Aduda (PDP), the runner-up, petitioned that INEC declared her winner while collation was still ongoing and that results should have been declared inconclusive. The tribunal dismissed the petition on Tuesday 12 September 2023; the Court of Appeal, Abuja (judgment read by Justice Daniel Kahiru) dismissed his appeal on Wednesday 1 November 2023, holding that he did not tender BVAS data or the voter register and failed to prove over-voting, and affirmed her election.
2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty membershipReviewed record
African Democratic Congress (ADC)
Attended the ADC coalition unveiling on 2 July 2025 and declared her defection from the LP to the ADC on 11 July 2025; formally registered and collected her membership card on 18 December 2025 (the first serving senator in the party); defection letter read in the Senate on 12 March 2026. A Wuse ward executive's suspension of her (10 March 2026) was declared illegal by the FCT ADC on 15 March 2026 and the ward officials' suit was struck out on 22 May 2026. ADC candidate for…
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Attended the ADC coalition unveiling on 2 July 2025 and declared her defection from the LP to the ADC on 11 July 2025; formally registered and collected her membership card on 18 December 2025 (the first serving senator in the party); defection letter read in the Senate on 12 March 2026. A Wuse ward executive's suspension of her (10 March 2026) was declared illegal by the FCT ADC on 15 March 2026 and the ward officials' suit was struck out on 22 May 2026. ADC candidate for the FCT (primary of May 2026; INEC final list SN 6, 12 September 2026).
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2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
African Democratic Congress · Federal Capital Territory · FCT
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 17,535
- Vote share
- 95.61%
- Recorded winner
- Ireti Heebah Kingibe
constituency: Federal Capital Territory Senatorial District · also listed as: Ireti Kingibe · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 6, p.48; INEC name: IRETI HEEBAH KINGIBE; age 72; female; qualification (as declared to INEC): F HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BACHELOR CIVIL ENGINEERING · Primary: ADC FCT senatorial primary fixed for Thursday 21 May 2026…
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constituency: Federal Capital Territory Senatorial District · also listed as: Ireti Kingibe · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 6, p.48; INEC name: IRETI HEEBAH KINGIBE; age 72; female; qualification (as declared to INEC): F HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BACHELOR CIVIL ENGINEERING · Primary: ADC FCT senatorial primary fixed for Thursday 21 May 2026 (results declared at the FCT ADC secretariat on Saturday 23 May 2026 by returning officer Abubakar Adamu): Kingibe 17,535, Mubarak Ahmad Tijjani 806 (95.6%). Tijjani had sought her disqualification for allegedly skipping screening (20 May); each side accused the other of violence at the Gudu office on 21 May; Tijjani says no valid primary was held and is challenging it at the Federal High Court, Abuja (FHC/ABJ/CS/1170/2026, pending).
Civil caseDismissed
The record
Kanayo & Samuel (Wuse Ward ADC executives) v. Kingibe: suit to uphold her ADC ward suspension
- Role in this matter
- Defendant
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- Federal High Court, Abuja (Justice Peter Lifu)
- Court file
- FHC/ABJ/CV/539/2026
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Response on record
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Last documented outcome
Dismissed
Wuse Ward ADC executives announced her indefinite suspension (reported 10-12 March 2026) for alleged anti-party activities and misconduct, and sued by 13 March 2026 to have it upheld and to bar her from party activities; the FCT ADC declared the suspension illegal on 15 March 2026. The court refused an ex parte order against her on 2 April 2026 and on Friday 22 May 2026 struck the suit out as an internal party matter and frivolous, awarding N10 million costs against the plaintiffs and N10 million against their counsel, payable to her.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Outcome recorded · Dismissed
Wuse Ward ADC executives announced her indefinite suspension (reported 10-12 March 2026) for alleged anti-party activities and misconduct, and sued by 13 March 2026 to have it upheld and to bar her from party activities; the FCT ADC declared the suspension illegal on 15 March 2026. The court refused an ex parte order against her on 2 April 2026 and on Friday 22 May 2026 struck the suit out as an internal party matter and frivolous, awarding N10 million costs against the…
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Wuse Ward ADC executives announced her indefinite suspension (reported 10-12 March 2026) for alleged anti-party activities and misconduct, and sued by 13 March 2026 to have it upheld and to bar her from party activities; the FCT ADC declared the suspension illegal on 15 March 2026. The court refused an ex parte order against her on 2 April 2026 and on Friday 22 May 2026 struck the suit out as an internal party matter and frivolous, awarding N10 million costs against the plaintiffs and N10 million against their counsel, payable to her.
Electoral caseProceedings reported
The record
Tijjani v. Kingibe, ADC & INEC: challenge to the 2026 ADC FCT senatorial primary
- Role in this matter
- Defendant
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- Federal High Court, Abuja (Justice Salim Ibrahim)
- Court file
- FHC/ABJ/CS/1170/2026
- Filed
- 4 Jun 2026
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Response on record
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Proceedings reported
Pending. Losing aspirant Mubarak Ahmad Tijjani asks the court to nullify the 21 May 2026 primary that produced her as ADC candidate, to stop the ADC forwarding and INEC publishing her name, and to order a fresh primary, alleging non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2026 and the ADC guidelines. On 29 June 2026 the court allowed service on her through her legislative aide and adjourned to 21 July 2026; no decision has been found. INEC nonetheless listed her as the ADC candidate on 12 September 2026. Her side says Tijjani's men…
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Pending. Losing aspirant Mubarak Ahmad Tijjani asks the court to nullify the 21 May 2026 primary that produced her as ADC candidate, to stop the ADC forwarding and INEC publishing her name, and to order a fresh primary, alleging non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2026 and the ADC guidelines. On 29 June 2026 the court allowed service on her through her legislative aide and adjourned to 21 July 2026; no decision has been found. INEC nonetheless listed her as the ADC candidate on 12 September 2026. Her side says Tijjani's men assaulted her and others on 21 May; he denies it.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Filing / appearance recorded · Proceedings reported
Pending. Losing aspirant Mubarak Ahmad Tijjani asks the court to nullify the 21 May 2026 primary that produced her as ADC candidate, to stop the ADC forwarding and INEC publishing her name, and to order a fresh primary, alleging non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2026 and the ADC guidelines. On 29 June 2026 the court allowed service on her through her legislative aide and adjourned to 21 July 2026; no decision has been found. INEC nonetheless listed her as the ADC…
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Pending. Losing aspirant Mubarak Ahmad Tijjani asks the court to nullify the 21 May 2026 primary that produced her as ADC candidate, to stop the ADC forwarding and INEC publishing her name, and to order a fresh primary, alleging non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2026 and the ADC guidelines. On 29 June 2026 the court allowed service on her through her legislative aide and adjourned to 21 July 2026; no decision has been found. INEC nonetheless listed her as the ADC candidate on 12 September 2026. Her side says Tijjani's men assaulted her and others on 21 May; he denies it.
Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYPublic family connectionReviewed record
Ajoke Muhammed
Sister
- Context
- A family relationship alone does not establish influence or wrongdoing
Elder sister; widow of former head of state General Murtala Muhammed and a former First Lady.
Party membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Joined the APC in 2014 on leaving the PDP; APC aspirant for the FCT Senate in 2018 (lost the October 2018 primary). She later resigned from the APC (date not found; before joining the LP in 2022).
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
Public family connectionReviewed record
Baba Gana Kingibe
Spouse
- Context
- A family relationship alone does not establish influence or wrongdoing
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Described as her husband in 2018 (ThisDay), February 2023 (Daily Post) and by herself in March 2023 ("my husband"); one Daily Trust profile (March 2023) calls her his "former wife", so current marital status is not confirmed.
Party membershipReviewed record
Labour Party (LP)
Joined the Labour Party in 2022 (day not found) at the urging of Obi supporters and won the FCT Senate seat on it in 2023. The Abure-led LP faction suspended her on 7 May 2025 for alleged anti-party activities. She announced her resignation from the LP and defection to the ADC on Friday 11 July 2025, citing the party's factions.
Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Joined the PDP in 2006 after running for the Senate on the ANPP in 2003; by her account she came second to the "government candidate" in PDP senatorial primaries. Left in 2014 after withdrawing from the PDP FCT senatorial race and joined the APC. Join and exit days not found, so no dates are stored.
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Queen's College, Lagos
Secondary schooling
- Location
- Yaba, Lagos
- Institution
- Secondary
Whether the qualification was completed is not recorded.
Working lifeReviewed record
Regional Engineer
Lodigiani Nigeria Ltd (Lagos)
- Industry
- Construction / civil engineering
- Employment
- Employee
Regional engineer with Lodigiani Nigeria Limited, Lagos (years not sourced; Wikipedia lead gives 1990-94).
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Washington Irving High School
High school diploma
- Location
- New York, United States
- Institution
- Secondary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
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