Martine Djibo

Martine Aya Djibo (died 30 October 2022) was an Ivorian educator and politician who served in the National Assembly from 1975 until 1980 and from 1990 until 2010.

[1][2] After leaving parliament, Djibo resumed her teaching career; in 1985, she became the principal of the Municipal College of Bouaké, and in 1988, she was appointed principal of the newly-opened Djibo Sounkalo [fr] Municipal High School by Education Minister Balla Kéita [fr].

Djibo stated that the country already had peacekeepers from the United Nations and France, and that the presence of the Burkinabe soldiers was suspicious.

Djibo also accused the Independent Electoral Commission [fr] of tampering with voter rolls, and demanded an audit which would reinstate anyone who was removed.

[2] Djibo was an officer of the French National Order of Merit, and served as the president of the Association of Ivorian Women.