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b. 1986 Nigeria

Abiodun Essiet (born 3 January 1986) is a Nigerian nurse, gender rights activist, community development worker, and politician.She currently serves as the senior special assistant to the president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, on Community Engagement.

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I will encourage them to be bold, calm and collected.

I became an advocate for gender equality and good governance.

Women should not wait to be invited into politics; they should prepare themselves and participate.

I felt something has to be done especially concerning the marginalization of women in governance.

I am involved in identifying development gaps in the society and ways of bridging the gaps.

My challenges are similar to the challenges of any young woman running for office.

Most often, these roles take precedence over all other aspect related to women’s contribution to the advancement of the society.

Appointive positions serve as an entry point for women in politics.

I see politics as an important tool for getting into governance.

Learn about politics before getting into it.

People don’t trust the government, feel no government presence in their communities, and often only see governance during elections.

I wanted to tell citizens that democracy is not just voting every four years; it’s working with the government throughout an administration.

I practiced nursing for some years and later moved into the civil society which launched me into an activism program.

I am a passionate community leader with seven-year experience in project management, community development and leadership.

Get involved in governance; let your voice be heard. Change begins with us.

As someone with 15 years in civil society, my drive was to make citizens hold the government accountable and be part of governance.

We have left some specific kind of people who are not really interested in developing this nation in politics to shape our governance system.

The activist in me was not okay with the status quo.

Political participation is not only about contesting elections; it is about influencing governance at every level.

As a young gender activist and female politician, I’ve come to realise how difficult it is for women to emerge candidates of political parties and also for women to be included on decision making platforms.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Abiodun Essiet (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.