Linda Somiari Stewart is a Nigerian politician, author, and journalist who represents Okrika Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly.[1][2]
Hon. Linda Somiari Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Member, Rivers State House of Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Constituency | Okrika Constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Party | All Progressives Congress (since 2025) |
Other party | Peoples Democratic Party (until 2025) |
| Occupation | Politician, author, journalist |
Career
editIn addition to her political role, Somiari Stewart has worked in journalism and literary writing.[3] She has published works focused on African folklore and oral traditions.[4][5]
Her published works include Woyingi: God Is a Woman, and The Legend of Tari-Ere: The Picky Virgin.[6][7]
Political career
editSomiari Stewart contested in the 2023 general elections and was elected to the Rivers State House of Assembly to represent Okrika Constituency.[8] She serves as Deputy Majority Leader of the 10th Assembly. On 5 December 2025, she was among 16 lawmakers, including the Speaker, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).[9][10]
References
edit- ↑ "Rivers State House of Assembly Honourable Members of the House".
- ↑ "ShineYourEye". www.shineyoureye.org. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ olufemiajasa (2025-04-02). "Linda Somiari-Stewart reawakens African folklore and feminine divinity in groundbreaking books". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ "Reviving African Storytelling: Linda Somiari Stewart's Mission to Preserve Folklore and the Divine Feminine through Storytelling". This Day. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ "LINDA SOMAIRI-STEWART". linda-x.com. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ "Linda Somiari-Stewart reawakens African folklore and feminine divinity in groundbreaking books". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ↑ Akanni, Tunde; Abare, Ali; Abdullahi, Ganiyu; Teniola, Eric (15 April 2025). "Is God a woman, is the woman, God?…The search and encounter with the woman god". Blueprint. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ↑ Naku, Dennis (2023-08-16). "Rivers Assembly to honour D'Tigress head coach, two others". The Punch. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ Abuja, Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt, Gbenga Omokhunu | (2025-12-06). "APC controls Rivers Assembly as Speaker, 16 others defect". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Adeduyite, Okiki (2025-12-05). "16 Rivers lawmakers, Speaker, defect from PDP to APC". The Punch. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
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