title: Love Does Not Win Elections
text: # Love Does Not Win Elections
  
  Love Does Not Win Elections is a political book by Nigerian author and lawyer Ayisha Osori. It was published in 2017 by Narrative Landscape Press.
  
  ## Development
  
  In 2014 Osori contested the primaries for a seat in the National Assembly under the People's Democratic Party but lost. After she was defeated, she wrote the book as a documentary of her experience.
  
  ## Plot summary
  
  Osori wrote mostly about the gender biased system in the Nigerian electoral system. The book provides insight into the role that money plays in Nigerian elections.
  
  ## Reception
  
  It was listed as a must read on Nigerian politics by Daily Trust. Laura Seay writing for The Washington Post said "It's a sharp, witty and often infuriating narrative of how patronage politics, sexism and ethnicity can confound candidates."
  
  