Margaret Shonekan
| Margaret Shonekan | |
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| First Lady of Nigeria | |
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In office August 26, 1993 – November 17, 1993 |
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| Governor | Ernest Shonekan |
| Preceded by | Maryam Babangida |
| Succeeded by | Maryam Abacha |
| Federal Civil Service Commissioner | |
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In office October 1, 1986 – March 31, 1994 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 28, 1940 Gusau, present-day Zamfara State, Colonial Nigeria |
| Spouse(s) | Ernest Shonekan |
| Residence | Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria |
Margaret O. Shonekan (born October 28, 1940) is a Nigerian civil servant. Shonekan spent much of her career with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). She was appointed as a Federal Civil Service Commissioner from October 1, 1986 until March 31, 1994. She also briefly served as the First Lady of Nigeria from August 26, 1993, until November 17, 1993, during the transitional presidency of her husband, Ernest Shonekan.
Margaret Shonekan was born on October 28, 1940, in Gusau, British Nigeria, in present-day Zamfara State. Her parents had moved to Gusau during the late 1930s, where her father worked as a teacher for the Church Mission Society. She attended elementary school at Christ Church Anglican Primary School in Gusau and Peter's Primary School in Minna. She then attended Anglican Girl's School in Orita-Mefa, Ibadan, for one year before enrolling at Anglican Girls' Secondary School in Ilesa (now called St. Margaret's School) from 1954 until 1958. Sheonekan attended Ibadan Grammar School from January 1959 until December 1960.
Shonekan enrolled at University College Ibadan (now called the University of Ibadan) from 1961 until June 1965, when she graduated with Bachelor's of Arts honors degree in history. She later obtained a post-graduate diploma in administration and management from St. Godric's College in London in 1968.
Margaret Shonekan was hired as a Trainee Assistant Registrar by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on October 1, 1965. She worked for the WAEC for the majority of her professional career. Shonekan was later appointed deputy registrar of the WAEC from April 1, 1982, until September 30, 1986.
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