Girls Just Want to Run

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‘Girls Just Want to Run’ is a book by Nafisa Emmanuella Atiku. In it, she expresses the importance of an increase in female participation in the political activities of Nigeria.

Drawing from female representation and political movements throughout history, the author buttresses the importance and possibilities of young women standing together to achieve political change. She describes why she journeyed into politics and her early steps to understand, as well as, contribute to the Nigerian political scene.

Furthermore, she explains the importance of the youth in initiating change, with regards to politics. She also reiterates the importance of unity in affecting social change, using the Aba Women’s Riot as an example. She explored the negligent manner in that politicians interact with the people and proposed the narrative that good government is “citizen-centric” as opposed to politicians ignoring the needs of the people. She described good leaders as vision-led people that are aware of the relevant changes in world dynamics and how they can be used to grow the economy.

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