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| Nigerian woman, 25, becomes Argungu city leader | Nigerian woman, 25, becomes Argungu city leader |
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| A 25-year-old woman has taken over as the head of a local authority in the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria. | A 25-year-old woman has taken over as the head of a local authority in the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria. |
| Hindatu Umar is the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position in Argungu city, in the north-western state of Kebbi. She is also the city's first unmarried local leader. | |
| The BBC's Abdullahi Kaura in Nigeria says her appointment is unprecedented. | |
| Some residents have complained, telling the BBC that Ms Umar "lacks experience and boldness". | Some residents have complained, telling the BBC that Ms Umar "lacks experience and boldness". |
| She had been the deputy chairperson and was promoted when the tenure of the local chairman expired. | She had been the deputy chairperson and was promoted when the tenure of the local chairman expired. |
| Our correspondent says that women in northern Nigeria usually remain in the background and rarely hold political office. | Our correspondent says that women in northern Nigeria usually remain in the background and rarely hold political office. |
| Argungu city is one of the biggest and oldest councils in northern Nigeria and is famous for its annual fishing festival. |