The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has enjoined the women campaign group to galvanize votes for the party’s victory in the 2023 general election.
Presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, said this was important as women constitute a major voting population in Nigeria.
He equally encouraged women more to attract votes and protect them at the polling units.
According to him, “Women are the most loyal party members, which is why PDP went to great lengths to make sure that women are encouraged and supported to participate actively in our democratic process and nation-building.”
I am elated that the women are fired up to Recover Nigeria. -AA pic.twitter.com/PLgxKkJDIi
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) November 23, 2022
The former vice-president was emphatic on the objective of setting up the Women Campaign Council to ensure active participation and talent hunt for Nigeria’s development.
“Women possess attributes that set them apart from the man, which makes them less corrupt.
“I am challenging the PDP women to provide that leadership by giving in 100% support to the party,” Atiku stated.
The national chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, while inaugurating the Women Campaign Council, assured the group of adequate compensation for successes recorded by the party.
He reminded women party loyalists that the PDP presidential candidate is a champion for women’s empowerment and he will supersede the 35 per cent affirmative action for women in political appointments, if he wins the general election next year.
“We pay special attention to women. And we are here to encourage him to do exactly that because by focusing on women and the youth, we will be rebuilding our country back so that there will no longer be poverty in the country,” Ayu explained.
“Women will be on the frontlines of our mission to #RecoverNigeria.”
This was our message to all the esteemed women that were inaugurated earlier today into the Women’s Campaign Council of the @OfficialPDPNig Presidential Candidate, Alhaji @Atiku Abubakar in Abuja. pic.twitter.com/XneHFp5W8a
— Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (@IAOkowa) November 23, 2022
The national women leader of the PDP, Professor Stella Effa-Attoe, said the Women Campaign Council will serve as the bedrock and biggest chunk of votes for the presidential candidate and other elective positions at the 2023 general elections.
“Let me reassure you that our unalloyed solidarity and commitment towards the success of our great party in the 2023 general elections are unwavering.
“The PDP women are ready. Our strategies and approaches are top-notch and clear-cut.
“We will campaign and mobilize from every home, family, polling unit, ward, local government, state, and even the FCT to garner all the votes that will be needed to make our party coast home to victory,” she said.
The wife of the Presidential candidate, Titi Abubakar, told the women that her husband has the pedigree to recover, rebuild and restore Nigeria, having served in different capacities and at the highest level of governance as vice-president of Nigeria.
