The Niger State Governor, North central Nigeria, Abubakar Sani Bello, has received over Five hundred and forty women who decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Kontagora local government area of the State.
While addressing the women, the Governor commended them for making a wise decision and assured them that the Party would treat them equally with other existing party members.
The leader of the women PDP decampees, Hajiya Aisha Makka, explained that their decision was collective based on the goodwill and benevolence of some APC stalwarts regardless of Party differences.
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Earlier, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello presided over a critical stakeholders meeting of the APC, held in Kontagora local government, where he assured stakeholders that there would be more skills empowerment for women and youths to enhance self-employment.
The Governor explained that skills acquisition remains vital in the administration’s desire to engage women and youths in meaningful ventures aimed at economic self-reliance.
“In the last quarter of our budget, we made enough provision for youths and women empowerment skills acquisition because the only way to move forward is to develop skills; even graduates that are doing nothing can participate in such ventures,” added the Governor.
The Governor added that the APC-led government would capture herdsmen challenges in the next budget of the State to give them a sense of belonging in the State.
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