Young Nigerian women want to go into politics – party rules and older men keep them out

Nigerians will return to the polls in 2027. Campaigns will commence, crowds will fill the streets for party rallies, but the most consequential decisions about the elections are already happening. They are taking place in party offices, at the homes of powerful political godfathers, and in selection processes that most Nigerians never attend and sometimes don’t hear about. This is where the most vulnerable group, young women, lose. Nearly half of Nigeria’s population is female and more than…