Binta Masi Garba | |
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| Senator for Adamawa North | |
| In office June 2015 – June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bindo Jibrilla |
| Succeeded by | Ishaku Elisha Abbo |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Adamawa State | |
| In office June 2007 – June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bala James Ngilari |
| Succeeded by | Ganawa Kwaga |
| Constituency | Michika/Madagali |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Kaduna State | |
| In office June 1999 – June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Zuwahu Victor Bello Ninyio |
| Succeeded by | Mustapha Sani Haliru |
| Constituency | Kaduna South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1967 Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (since 2013) |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, Kaduna Polytechnic |
| Nickname(s) | Iron Lady, Lady B and BMG |
Binta Masi Garba (born 17 April 1967) is a Nigerian politician, businesswoman and administrator, serving as the Senator of Adamawa North Senatorial District of Adamawa State since 2015. She served as Chairperson, Adamawa State chapter of All Progressives Congress and she is the first female State Chairperson of a registered major political party in Nigeria.[1]
Binta served the Federal House of Representatives three times, from 1999 to 2011.[2][3] She is the first politician to represent two different Federal in 2009, she was elected as the first Vice President of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) under Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in Cameroon. She is the only female Senator-Elect in all the 19 Northern States of Nigeria in 2015 elections. She was also, the only female delegate from Adamawa State to the National Conference in Abuja.