Lois Auta (pronunciationⓘ) (born 29 April 1980) is the founder and chief executive officer at the Cedar Seed Foundation, an organization that promotes the participation of women with disabilities into human rights based development in Nigeria.
[1] In 2019, Auta ran for the Federal Capital Territory's AMAC (Abuja Municipal Area Council)/Bwari National Assembly seat, in 2022 [2] she vied for the Kaduna State House of Assembly seat to represent Kaura constituency under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) but lost at the primary to Nehemiah Sunday.
She holds a diploma and a bachelor's degree in public administration from the University of Abuja, Nigeria.
She studied global business administration at Nexford University, based in Washington, DC.
In 2014, she participated in the Young African Leaders Initiative and was selected as a Mandela Washington fellow [6]