{{Short description|Nigerian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Boma Goodhead | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption = | assembly = Nigeria National Assembly | constituency = Asari-Toru Federal Constituency | majority = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number--> | term_start = 2019 | term_end = 2023 | predecessor = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number--> | successor = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number--> | prior_term = | pronunciation = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|11|24}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | citizenship = | party = Peoples Democratic Party | other_party = <!--For additional political affiliations--> | spouse = | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = Asari Dokubo (sibling) | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | education = University of Port Harcourt | alma_mater = | occupation = Politician | profession = | known_for = | salary = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = <!-- For civilian awards - appears as "Awards" if |mawards= is not set --> | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = | nickname = <!--Military service--> | allegiance = | branch = | service_years = | mawards = <!-- for military awards - appears as "Awards" if |awards= is not set --> }}
'''Boma Goodhead''' (born 24 November 1970) is a Nigerian politician and federal lawmaker representing Asari-Toru Federal Constituency in Rivers State. She is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Assembly {{!}} Federal Republic of Nigeria |url=https://nass.gov.ng/mps/single/480 |website=nass.gov.ng |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BBC World Service - Focus on Africa, Nigeria’s new heroine-Boma Goodhead |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06hn3b6 |access-date=25 February 2023 |work=BBC}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Boma was born on 24 November 1970 to Melford Dokubo, a former high court judge in Nigeria. She is from Buguma in Asari-Toru local government area of Rivers State.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebiri |first1=Kelvin |last2=Jimoh |first2=Azimazi Momoh |last3=Abuh |first3=Adamu |title=It wasn’t about me but Nigeria, says female rep who dared DSS |url=https://guardian.ng/news/it-wasnt-about-me-but-nigeria-says-female-rep-who-dared-dss/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=25 February 2023 |date=9 August 2018|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> She is the younger sister to Asari Dokubo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adelabu |first1=Taiwo |title=Daughter of a judge, Asari-Dokubo’s sister, Ibori’s ex-aide … the female lawmaker who confronted DSS operatives |url=https://www.thecable.ng/daughter-of-a-judge-asari-dokubos-sister-iboris-ex-aide-the-female-lawmaker-who-confronted-dss-operatives |access-date=24 February 2023 |agency=The Cable |date=13 August 2018|newspaper=TheCable}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Musa |first=Ahmed |date=August 10, 2018 |title=Meet Boma Goodhead: Female Rep Who Dared Armed Operatives |url=https://independent.ng/meet-boma-goodhead-female-rep-who-dared-armed-operatives/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=February 10, 2023|newspaper=Independent}}</ref>
== Controversy == During a committee meeting in 2017, she allegedly threatened to “break the head” of a fellow lawmaker, Razak Atunwa who had written a letter to then President Goodluck Jonathan, asking him to appear before an ad hoc panel for a bribery scandal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adelabu |first1=Taiwo |title=Daughter of a judge, Asari-Dokubo’s sister, Ibori’s ex-aide … the female lawmaker who confronted DSS operatives |url=https://www.thecable.ng/daughter-of-a-judge-asari-dokubos-sister-iboris-ex-aide-the-female-lawmaker-who-confronted-dss-operatives |access-date=24 February 2023 |agency=The Cable |date=13 August 2018|newspaper=TheCable}}</ref>
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Category:Living people Category:1970 births Category:University of Port Harcourt alumni Category:Nigerian women in politics Category:Members of the 8th National Assembly (Nigeria) Category:Members of the 9th National Assembly (Nigeria) Category:Rivers State Category:Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodhead, Boma}}