Wife of the President, Aisha
Buhari has called on women leaders of the APC to rally all women including new
members and dissenting voices within the party and unite them into one family
in preparation for the 2019 elections.
She made the call while receiving
women leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja
on Tuesday.
“Women make up the larger part of
voters, as such, they determine the outcome of any elections, women must,
therefore, take responsibility of the success or otherwise of the party at all
levels,” she said.
Mrs. Buhari charged young women
to take over the political space in order to play their part in national
development, urging them to vie for offices at the lowest levels as that is
where they will make the most impact.
She also used the opportunity to
call on the party to operate within the guidelines of the constitution and implement
the 35% affirmative action in order to improve women participation in
governance.
Speaking earlier, the National
Woman Leader of the APC, Mrs. Salamatu Baiwa Umar-Eluma spoke of the unwavering
support of the executives to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and
his change agenda, promising to birth a network of collaborators which is
grassroots oriented, and women-inclined.
She promised to initiate and
sustain programmes for the advancement and empowerment of women and to mobilize
them for political participation. She also promised to promote legislation in
favour of women’s rights.
Mrs. Baiwa also spoke of the plan
of the executive to set up a framework to tackle all issues bordering on the
political and socio-economic development of the Nigerian woman.
Aisha no need to campaign.Go home and rest with your husband,you have done your best but your best was not good enough.Nigerians are suffering and dieing daily as a result of hardship in the land.We need change that is proper.
ReplyDeleteNigerians cannot continue to suffer like this.
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