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

— Abiodun Essiet

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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.

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