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Rukaiya El-Rufai has joined the elite partnership of PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria, making her the first person from the northern region to be elevated into such a position in a ‘big four’ accounting firm.

On Thursday, the company announced its class of 2020 partners, which also includes Akinyemi Akingbade, Chioma Obaro, Kunle Amida, Olusola Adewole, Tosin Labeodan, Wura Olowofoyeku, and Yinka Yusuf, a statement from its publicists say.

Prior to the admission, Rukaiya worked at the company as the Associate Director of Risk Advisory and Head of Sustainability.

PwC is the second largest professional services firm in the world and the largest in Africa with operations in 157 countries.

“It has always been my dream to be the first partner that will be a role model for female accounting professionals because there hasn’t been any partner from the northern part of Nigeria at all in any big four accounting firm,” Rukaiya was quoted to have said.

“To the best of my knowledge, there