Gambo Sawaba
Hajiya Gambo Sawaba (an haife ta 15 Fabrairun shekarar 1933 , ta rasu kuma a Oktoba 2001) ta kasance ’yar rajin kare hakkin mata a Najeriya ,’ yar siyasa da kuma taimakon jama’a.   Ta yi aiki a matsayin mataimakiyar shugaban jam’iyyar Great Nigeria People’s Party kuma an zabe ta shugabar mata ta kasa ta Northern Element Progressive Union (NEPU).

Bayan Fage 
Hajiya Sawaba an haife ta ne ga Isa Amartey Amarteifio (christened Theophilus Wilcox) wanda baƙi ne daga Ghana da kuma Fatima Amarteifio, wata mata ‘yar Nupe daga ƙaramar hukumar Lavun, jihar Neja . Amarteifo ya kasance dalibin da ya kammala karatun sa a makarantar koyon binciken ta kasar ta Ghana wanda ya yi kaura zuwa Najeriya a shekarar 1910 kuma ya nemi a dauke shi aiki a kamfanin jirgin kasa na Najeriya . Baban mahaifin Fatima ya kasance maƙeri ne haka kuma jarumi wanda ya haifi Mamman Dazu, mahaifin su. Mamman Dazu ance ya kasance babban jarumi kuma an shawarce shi sosai.

Haihuwa 
Isa Amartey Amarteifio ya musulunta bayan ya isa Zariya kuma ya sadu da Fatima bayan wasu shekaru da ya aura. Fatima bazawara ce kuma ta riga ta haifi yara 3 tare da Mohammadu Alao mijinta na baya, ya mutu. An ɗaura aurensu tare da yara 6 waɗanda Sawaba ita ce ta biyar. Ana kiran ta da Hajaratu alhali bisa al'adar sanya sunan Hausawa, duk yaron da aka haifa bayan haihuwar tagwaye ana kiran sa Gambo, saboda haka ake kiran ta Hajaratu Gambo.

Rayuwar farko da ilimi 
Ta yi karatu a makarantar firamare ta Native Authority Primary School da ke Tudun, Wada. Duk da haka sai ta daina zuwa makaranta bayan rashin mahaifinta a cikin shekara 1943 wanda ya mutu yana guna-guni game da ciwon kai, daga  mahaifiyarsa shekaru 3 bayan an aurar da ita tana da shekaru 13 ga wani tsohon sojan yakin duniya na biyu Abubakar Garba Bello wanda ya tafi kuma bai dawo ba bayan da ta fara ciki.  Tabbatacce ne game da ita lokacin da take yarinya, ita ce sha'awarta ga mahaukata. Ta yi magana da su, ta ba wasu wuri kuma ta ba waɗanda za ta iya kuɗi, tufafi da abinci.  Yayinda take yarinya ana yawan bayyana ta a matsayin mai taurin kai da son kai kuma kusan koyaushe tana shiga cikin fadan titi. A cewarta "Ba zan iya tsayawa don kallon raunin aboki ko dangi da ake lalata ba." Ta ce a da tana daukar irin wannan fada. Duk lokacin da ta je wuraren irin wannan faɗa, nan da nan za ta ce “Ok, na sayi yaƙin daga gare ku” ga mai rauni kuma ta karɓi yaƙin.

Harkar siyasa da gwagwarmaya 
Sawaba ta tsunduma cikin harkokin siyasa tun tana 'yar shekara 17. A wancan lokacin, yankin Arewacin Najeriya ya mamaye Majalisar Jama’ar Arewa, wacce ke da goyon bayan Sarakuna da Hukumar Mulkin Mallaka ta Burtaniya amma ta shiga kungiyar adawa ta Northern Element Progressive Union (NEPU). Ta kasance mai fafutuka kan aurar da kananan yara, bautar da karfi da kuma neman ilimin yamma a arewa.  Gambo ta yi kaurin suna ne lokacin da take laccar siyasa yayin aikinta a Arewa, ta hau kan ta yi magana a daki mai cike da maza.  Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti ce ta kula da ita kuma tayi tafiya don ganawa da ita a Abeokuta shekaru bayan haka.  Ana kallon ta a matsayin shugabar gwagwarmayar kwato 'yancin matan arewa.

Rayuwar mutum da gado 
An aurar da ita tana da shekaru 13 ga wani tsohon sojan yakin duniya na biyu Abubakar Garba Bello wanda ya tafi kuma bai dawo ba bayan da ta fara ciki.  Auren da suka biyo baya bai dore ba kasancewar an dakatar da auren tsakaninta da Hamidu Gusau saboda mummunan fada dake faruwa a tsakanin su. Wasu kuma basu yi aiki ba.  Wani babban asibiti aka saka mata suna a Jihar kaduna .  Gidan kwanan dalibai a Jami'ar Bayero, Kano an kuma sanya mata suna.

Manazarta 

Haifaffun 1933
Mutane daga Zariya
Mutuwan 2021
Pages with unreviewed translations