‘BUHARI'S GOVERNMENT WILL EMPOWER WOMEN

WIFE of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Sunday said a vote for her husband, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and the APC was the only sure way of empowering the Nigerian woman. Mrs. Buhari said this at an event to mark the International Women’s Day. The event was held at the

APC presidential campaign office, in Abuja. Buhari’s wife, who was represented by the wife of the Nasarawa State Governor, Hajiya Mairo Al-Makura, said the manifesto of the APC already had a detailed plan on how to strengthen the Nigerian woman to contribute meaningfully to national development. She explained that the APC was conversant with the challenges facing women, especially in the area of healthcare and access to resources needed to better their lot and that of the vulnerable in society.

She said, “The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, which revolves around empowering women is already incorporated into the APC manifesto. “I am sure the Buhari/(Prof. Yemi) Osinbajo ticket will implement every aspect of the document, especially as it affects women.” She implored Nigerians to vote for change while asking the womenfolk not to relent in their mobilisation efforts towards the March 28 presidential poll. In her remarks at the occasion, the National Woman Leader of the APC, Hajiya Ramatu Aliyu, said that “women in the APC, like most Nigerians, were tired of the incompetence of the current administration.”She said, “When you have somebody who is not capable, who is not competent, who is just not there, trying to denigrate who is just ahead, she might not know. A brain dead man will not be walking; we need to get the definition of a brain dead man.

“If any person will call our able, competent General as brain dead; as articulate as our candidate, a man of integrity, of proven stance against corruption, against inequality and everything unconstitutional as brain dead, I wonder how we are going to describe perpetrators of such acts. Just fill in the blanks.”

Also, wife of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Fati, described the International Women’s Day as a day for women to celebrate one another. She also urged women to come out in their numbers to vote for the APC to ensure that the party forms the government at all levels.

The event attracted APC women leaders from different states of the federation. It also featured various traditional dance groups who entertained guests.