The wife of the Labour Party's presidential candidate, Margaret Obi, has guaranteed Nigerian women of their position in her husband's cabinet in the event that Peter Obi wins the February 25 election.
The former first lady of Anambra expressed dismay at the fact that women, who make up 49% of the population, are frequently given the backseat in politics during a town hall gathering in Abuja.
She claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission's June numbers revealed that more than 75% of Nigeria's registered voters were women and young people.
“Why then should we suffer in silence?” she asked. “This is why we are making this call to women, you can and must empower the nation to birth a new Nigeria. When things go bad, women are the ones that suffer the most. I, therefore, encourage you to look at what the candidates have to offer you as women.”
She explained that the “ObiDatti policies show women that a new Nigeria where women take their rightful place is possible and that “men have a higher default rate, noting that the Obi-Datti pact with women is that they will ensure increased access to finance for women. We know that more money in the hands of women equates to a better life for our children. We are the ones that are raising the leaders of tomorrow.”
Obi added, “This is why we must step out and vote for the ObiDatti ticket and vote for the Labour Party.”