‘No candidate against women’s policies will be supported’ – APC Women Leader

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Women Leader, Dr Betta Edu, says the party’s 2023 presidential ticket will not be granted to any candidate against women’s policies and empowerment.

The APC Women Leader said this in Abuja when a delegation of the women’s wing of the Hope 23, Yahaya Bello Campaign Organisation, visited her at the party’s national secretariat.

Further reports show that Ms Zara Onyinye, Director, Women Mobilisation, HOPE 23 of the Yahaya Bello Campaign Organisation led the delegation.

Edu said that women would only vote for a president that would guarantee their well-being.
She said that the governor Yahaya whom they owed their support, had appointed women into different political offices and made them directors-general and heads of parastatals, a gesture that stood him out.

She thanked women in Kogi and across the country for supporting the governor so far, adding that he was a great man for the job.

“There is one wonderful thing I love about APC, the aspirants that are coming out for the 2023 presidential tickets are not even close to average.

“They are high above and are far above the board. I have not seen one who isn’t good enough.

“Our party will come together under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, our national chairman and other leadership structure to decide who will be our candidate,” she said.

However, the woman leader advised party members, especially women, to continue supporting their aspirants before such a presidential candidate was chosen.

She said that in supporting Bello, women should begin the door-to-door mobilisation for voters’ registration.

“Go from door to door and begin the campaign for voters’ registration. The APC women wing will come all out; we will go to the states to mobilise women to register.

“Remember, if they don’t have their voter cards, our work is useless; even if they give any of our aspirants the ticket, it will not amount to victory, so we must take our time now,” she said.
Edu prayed for the country’s leaders and for the best candidate to emerge at the party’s presidential primary election.

“But one thing is sure, APC will not give its tickets to a presidential candidate who will not favour women.

“We know our president and our party’s national chairman and all the glass ceilings they have broken for women, giving us free forms,” she said.

Onyinye, in her remarks, said that the governor of Kogi had a massive chance of emerging as the country’s next president in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election.

She said the meeting was to congratulate the APC national woman leader for her election into the office and to solicit support for Bello’s 2023 presidential aspiration.

The mobilisation director said that Bello’s chances of emerging as the country’s next president in 2023 were bright because he supported women.

According to her, a candidate who supports women stands a better chance of winning the 2023 election because women form the highest number of voters across the country.

She said women knew that giving their votes to whoever had their interest at heart would guarantee their well-being.
Adding that because of Bello’s love for women, he created an enabling environment for them and gave them opportunities to excel.

Onyinye said that women had resolved to give their votes to Bello to ensure his presidential aspiration in 2023.
She added that Bello was a youth-friendly governor and allowed youths to excel in Kogi by having 95 per cent of them in his cabinet.

NAN/Suzan O.