Iheoma Kennaya Obibi is a British-Nigerian feminist writer, women and human rights activist, and entrepreneur.
Obibi is the author of "Pastor Saul Bottomsup" and a contributor for "African Women Writing Resistance: An Anthology of Contemporary Voices.
She has served as a consultant for local and international organizations, including UN Women, British Council, OECD, DfID and the Commonwealth Secretariat.
[9][10] Obibi was elected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2005 for her work "challenging the patriarchal nature of Nigerian politics by encouraging and preparing women to seek positions of authority at all levels of governance and bringing women to the forefront of decision-making bodies".
[11] During the Obasanjo tenure, Obibi and her son, Dilim Odinkalu, were twice detained by the Nigerian SSS in relation to their Alliance for Africa activities, as well as the work of Obibi's partner Chidi Anselm Odinkalu with Open Society Justice Initiative.