The All Progressives Congress (APC) women in the Southeast have outlined a strategy to guarantee that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the party's presidential candidate, is effectively elected.
A group of women promised to take a key role in Tinubu's administration if he were elected in 2023 under the leadership of Lady Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, a lawyer and vice chairperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
Ohanenye, the lone female candidate for the APC presidential nomination, told the media that Tinubu would urge the National Assembly to pass legislation encouraging the hiring of women in all branches of the government.
She reaffirmed Tinubu's promise to put policies in place to boost women's involvement in politics, the government, and the economy.
She claims that the candidate promised in his “Renewed Hope” documents that everyone in Nigeria should be treated fairly so the country can realise its full potential.
“The growth of our economy and the achievement of our national destiny rests on equity and safeguarding fundamental rights and decency in our society, which entails ending all forms of invidious bias, especially gender discrimination.”
Ohanenye, who gave the APC presidential candidate his new name (Chinemeze Tinubu—God makes Kings), claimed that the party’s leader was incredibly invested in the advancement and empowerment of women.
“It is fulfilling that the Vice Presidential Candidate of APC, Senator Kashim Shettima, is known to pioneer gender mainstreaming during his tenure as Governor of Borno state where he appointed four female commissioners and birthed several women empowerment Initiatives”.