Remi Sonaiya

Oluremi Comfort Sonaiya (born March 2, 1955) is a Nigerian politician, educationalist and writer.

[1] She was Nigeria's only female presidential candidate in the 2015 general election under the platform of the KOWA Party.

[2][3] But recently lost her bid to Dr. Adesina Fagbenro Byron in representing the party again in 2019 election.

[8][9] She is a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation where she went on to be appointed the body's Ambassador Scientist from 2008 to 2014.

[7] In 2010, she retired from her position at Obafemi Awolowo University and became politically active, joining the KOWA Party where she was voted its National Public Relations Officer, and went on to be the party's candidate for the 2015 Presidential election.