A teenage author Jemima Audu, of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) school, Lagos is set to launch her book titled ‘The Nigerian Woman’ A Collection of Heroism.’
The book explores the struggles and challenges of women in the Nigeria and Africa societies as they battle with different forms of discrimination and abandonment.
Addressing a press conference to announce the launch in Lagos, Jemima, an 11 years old student of the Murtala Muhammed Airport School operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Ikeja told journalists that the book was inspired by her passion to champion the course of women around the globe.
The book is set in three parts including ‘Ejura the Orphan’ ‘Belikisu the amazon’ and ‘Abigail the Virtuous Woman’.
Jemima said is her contribution to the struggle for emancipation from all form of violence against the womenfolk and the need for societies to accord the girl child necessary education.
She said: “Every day I see and hear in the news how women are maltreated mostly in their matrimonial homes with some oftentimes having to fend for the children when the husband is either late or totally abandons his family.”
According to the Kogi state born teenager, “all over the world, mothers and kids like me still face and suffer discrimination and various forms of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV).
There is this continuous cry by my Nigerian mothers in rural communities for the government and concerned authorities to put in place policies and actions that will put a stop to discriminatory practices against women and protect them from patriarchal cultural norms and practices,” she said.
“I am lending my voice for the call to end these unacceptable practices through my book.”
The book launch, organisers said it will take place on the 11th of October at the FAAN transit camp beside Caverton Helicopter at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammad Airport in Lagos.
