Aisha Buhari, wife of the President of Nigeria, led a regional campaign yesterday to the South-West to gather women support for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as his running mate, Kashim Mustapha Shettima.
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| Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, joins South-West women rally for All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the 2023 presidential election |
The Mobolaji Johnson Pavilion, Onikan, was bubbling with political activities, as Lagos State played host to the first South-West rally of Tinubu-Shettima Women Presidential Campaign Council (TSWPCT), pulling women in their thousands from the six states that make up the South-West region.
After welcoming the TSWPCT leadership team on a courtesy visit at the State House in Marina, Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu joined the women at the rally.
According to a statement made public yesterday, Aisha Buhari was represented by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the APC presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Present at the rally: wife of the APC vice-presidential candidate, Hajiya Nana Shettima; Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; Ogun State First Lady, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun; Borno State First Lady, Dr. Falmatu Zulum; wife of Speaker of House of Representatives, Mrs. Salamat Gbajabiamila; wife of Lagos Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat; and APC National Women Leader, Dr. Betta Edu, among others.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, described the idea of creating the women arm of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), as an initiative that would reinforce the foundation of gender balance as well as an inclusive government established within the government of the APC.
Also, Sanwo-Olu tagged the Tinubu-Shettima presidential ticket as a “national project”, describing the team as the most competent, based on the track record of Tinubu and Shettima in governance.
Sanwo-Olu said: “This is the first time in the history of our democracy that a presidential candidate will have a women’s campaign council working with the party. It goes to show that the Government of Tinubu will sit on the foundation of gender balance and inclusion.
“I am delighted to see our women organising and putting themselves forward, without watching from the back seats. Women have been on the frontline with us and you have come out to embrace this ticket. This is an assurance that we are on the right track.
“This campaign is not about the success of our party alone, it is also about our future and about the coming generations. When the Government of Tinubu and Shettima is formed, we will ensure that gender friendliness and equality are reflected on every programme of the administration with the youth and women.
“I commend Dr. Aisha Buhari, who initiated this idea and who has become the rallying point for women who care for the progress of our country. This movement is an evidence Mrs. Buhari is committed to this cause and she is leading from the front.”
