By Chukwuka Ugokwe, Awka
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council Women Mobilisation Wing, Princess Gloria Akobundu, has urged women in the Southeast and across Nigeria to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and actively participate in the 2027 general elections.
She made the appeal in a statement in Awka, Anambra State, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced nationwide PVC collection on 9 October 2026.
Collection is ongoing at Registration Area Centers until 15 October, after which it shifts to Local Government Area offices.
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She specifically called on women voters, particularly those in the Southeast, to strengthen grassroots mobilisation, communicate federal government programmes to their communities, and ensure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election.
“I urge women voters everywhere to ensure the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the consolidation of the good works already set in motion,” she stated.
Akobundu highlighted programmes she said have impacted women and youths, including the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which has recorded over 1.4 million registered students, more than 1.69 million loan applications, over ₦191 billion disbursed, and partnerships with more than 320 institutions.
She also referenced expanded cash-transfer interventions reaching millions of vulnerable households, consumer credit schemes, infrastructure development, digital skills training, and youth empowerment initiatives.
Princess Akobundu has repeatedly appealed to South-East women, traders, farmers, entrepreneurs, professionals, and young women to take the Renewed Hope message to their localities and mobilise for the re-election of President Tinubu
