Hajia Ambassador (Hon) Zainab Damilola Abbas is the Development Officer of Offa, Kwara State.
She is the CEO/Founder of ZeeDammy charity foundation.
She’s a prominent grassroots mobiliser, women leader and political figure from Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State.
She hails from Ojomu North North-West Ward in Offa and has, over the years, built a reputation as a consistent party loyalist, a women development advocate and a strong voice for youth and female inclusion in governance across the state.
She began her formal education at Muslim Community Nursery and Primary School and proceeded to Muslim Community College for her secondary education.
She later obtained her Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) from the Federal College of Education, Bichi.
Her passion for knowledge and leadership took her to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Library and Information Science (BLIS).
She is also a Chartered Librarian and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Relations at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. This is a field that further enhances her strength in political communication, public engagement and strategic mobilisation.
Her leadership journey started very early in life.
In primary school, she served as Head Girl, while in secondary school she was the Labour Prefect. At the NCE level, she rose to become the Vice President of the Students’ Union Government (SUG).
At Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, she distinguished herself further as the Deputy Governor of Alexander Hall. She later emerged as the Governor of the same hall, and also emerged as the Chairlady of the Faculty of Education, Samaru campus.
These formative leadership roles laid a solid foundation for her organisational capacity, discipline and grassroots political consciousness.
In mainstream politics, Hajia Abbas Zainab Damilola has remained an active and visible player.
She has contested as an aspirant for the Kwara State House of Assembly representing the Ojomu/Balogun Constituency and also aspired to become the Chairman of Offa Local Government.
She is also serving as Development Officer (DO) for Offa Local Government and currently holds several strategic positions, including Deputy National Coordinator of the Northern Progressive Young Women, Women Leader of Nationwide Tinubu Connect, Director/Coordinator of the Kwara State Female Aspirants Platform, and Secretary of the City Boys Movement in Kwara State.
She has consistently championed women inclusion, youth mobilisation and grassroots political organisation through these platforms.
Looking ahead to 2027 and beyond, her political vision is firmly anchored on mentoring, grooming and building more women into politics.
She is strategically positioning herself as a bridge-builder and mentor for emerging female leaders, with a long-term goal of expanding women participation in governance, strengthening party structures at the grassroots and promoting people-centred leadership across Kwara State and Nigeria at large.
