Background
Ita-Giwa was born on 19 February 1946 in Atabong, Bakassi LGA, Cross River State, and attended the Kilburn Polytechnic in London, United Kingdom.
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Career
She held office from May 1999 to May 2003. She became a nurse, then a representative for the Beecham pharmaceutical company, and then moved to Standall Pharmaceutical where she represented Lagos State. Ita-Giwa joined politics and emerged as National Research Council chairman for Delta State.
She became involved in Bakassi affairs, and earned the nickname "Mama Bakassi".
Ita-Giwa was elected Senator for the Cross River South constituency in April 1999 and was appointed to committees on Rules and Procedures, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Women, Niger Delta and Drug & Narcotics. After leaving the senate in 2003, she joined the People"s Democratic Party PDP, and became President Olusegun Obasanjo"s Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters.
In May 2010 there were rumors that funds were missing from the account of the Bakassi Resettlement Committee, chaired by Ita-Giwa, who asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the matter.
Membership
Thereafter, she was elected a member of the federal House of Representatives 1992-1993, and was a member of the committee on devolution of power constituent assembly 1994-1995.
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Nationality
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Political Party
People"s Democratic Party