Dr.
Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu was born on 12 June, 1970 in Wuse area Abuja, Nigeria. She
is the daughter of Late Alhaji Mamman Sidi Ali, who was the Bawan Allah of
Lokoja in Kogi State. Ramatu started her early childhood education at Dawaki
Primary school Suleja in 1976 and in 1982 after she finished her primary school
she enrolled for her secondary education at Federal Government College (FGC)
Minna, Niger state and finished in 1988.
Two
years later after a successful completion of her remedial program, Ramatu got
admitted into Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for her undergraduate program to
study Urban and Regional Planning. She graduated in 1995 with Bachelor of
Science degree (B.Sc) Urban and Regional Planning, after which Ramatu went to
Nasarawa State University, Keffi for her Masters Degree in Public
Administration. She was conferred with honorary doctorate degree in Public
Administration by the Commonwealth University, London and has also earned a
certificate in Leadership Skills from the Abbey College, London.
The
happily married Hajia Ramatu who is a banker and philanthropist also runs an
NGO she founded; the Global Women and Youth Empowerment Strategy (GLOWYES). She
first started her work life after she was mobilized to observe the compulsory
national service, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the Federal Ministry
of Works and Housing. Young Ramatu later joint AZAH Intermediaries Nigeria
Limited, a civil engineering construction firm, where she worked as Managing
Director for some years, but she later went back to university where she bagged
her Masters degree and Certificate in Leadership Skills and currently
undergoing a Ph.D program.
In
2004, Aliyu was appointed Special Adviser on Women Affairs, Youth and Social
Development to the chairman of the Gwagwalada Area Council, Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria. In 2007, she ran for political office to
represent Kwali/Abaji federal constituency in the Nigeria National Assembly
(NASS) but her bid was unsuccessful,. However, a year later in 2008, she was
appointed Vice National Chairman of her party, which was the major opposition
political party in Nigeria at the time, All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) which
she served as the overseer North Central Zone.
In
2010 she was given the national women leader of the party, and concurrently
served as the president of the Council of African Political Parties (CAPP)
after she successful contested and won the election which took place in
Khartoum, Sudan.
In
2014, after three opposition political parties in Nigeria merged into one,
including her own party ANPP, she was appointed the women leader of the new
party All Progressives Congress (APC), which she served until 2018. She was
assigned with a portfolio as the Minister of State for FCT by President
Muhammadu Buhari in August 2019. Her contributions to human capital development
as a minister bagged her Topflyers Magazine award.
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