Hon. Dorathy Mato

Hon. Dorathy Kpentomun Mato was born on September 16th, 1968 to a family of farmers from Mbatyough Kindred, Mbaduku in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. She is a fashion designer, businesswoman, politician and lawmaker who currently represents Vandeikya/ Konshisha Federal Constituency of Benue State at the House of Representatives.

Hon. Dorathy Mato Age

Hon. Dorathy Mato is 55 years old.

Hon. Dorathy Mato Early Life

Hon. Dorathy attended R.C.M. Primary School, Chenge, Mbaduku in Benue State from where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) in 1979. Due to the unavailability of funds to prosecute secondary-school education, she was sent to Lagos, where she trained as a fashion designer at the Nikky African Fashion Institute, in 1987. 

Hon. Dorathy Mato Career

In her later years, Hon. Dorathy enrolled at Mbagba High School, Mbamngu where she obtained the West African Senior School Certificate (WASCE) in 2002. In 2006 she obtained a Diploma in Public Administration at the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, and in 2010 she graduated with a Higher National Diploma Certificate in Business Administration from Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko, the first privately-owned Polytechnic in Northern Nigeria. She would later become a member of the school’s Board of Trustees.

Hon. Dorathy joined politics in 2007 and was appointed Deputy Chairman, Vandeikya Local Government Area. She was later named Special Assistant to Governor Gabriel Suswam on Women Affairs between 2008 and 2010. She went on to join the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), on which platform she ran and won a seat into the Benue State house of Assembly on April 26, 2011, to represent Kyan constituency. At the House, she served as House Committee Chairman on Science and Technology as well as member of the committees on Housing and Urban Development and that of MDGs and donor Agencies.

On June 15th, 2015, shortly after the general election, the Benue State APC announced the suspension of Hon. Dorothy and some other members of the party for alleged “anti-party” activities. Hon. Mato had challenged the victory of Hon. Herman Hembe, who was declared winner of the Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal Constituency at the House of Reps.

In June 2015 the Supreme Court sacked Hon. Hembe, the lawmaker who had been representing Vandeikya/ Konshisha Federal Constituency of Benue State at the House of Representatives since 2007. It ruled that Hembe was not the valid APC candidate but Hon. Dorathy. She was later sworn-in by the Speaker of the House, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, in October 2017.

Hon. Dorathy Mato Personal Life

Hon. Dorathy is married to Ahura Mato and blessed with three children.

Hon. Dorathy Mato Awards

• Honourary Doctorate Degree in Philanthropic Movement from the International Christian University (ICU) USA
• Most Outstanding legislator from the West African Student Union Parliament
• Most Impact Legislator
• News Alarm Independent Magazine Peace Ambassador  

Hon. Dorathy Mato Net Worth

Her net worth is not available.

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