<p>Growing up as a young girl brought up in the niger delta region in Nigeria I saw clearly the disenfranchisement women faced politically so I was confident that someday my voice would be heard!! The men had all the finances so we are left to stay behind. That narrative has to be changed so I partnered with some women and mobilized for our voices to be heard. </p>

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