The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council’s Women Mobilisation Directorate delegation, led by Dr Betta Edu, which has Senator Binta Masi Garba, Hon Scholastica Ben-Sor, Hon Elizabeth Ogenyi, Hon Ada Ode among others; has expressed assurances that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term would usher in greater prosperity for Nigerians following the economic reforms introduced by his administration.
Edu made this known on Thursday in Kaduna during a courtesy visit to the state’s Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, where she led a delegation of the Directorate ahead of the APC presidential campaign flag-off in the state.
Balarabe also chairs the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the campaign flag-off.
According to Edu, Nigerians have passed through a difficult phase of economic adjustment and are approaching a period when the benefits of the reforms could become more evident.
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“We have gone through the reform phase already. Now it is time for prosperity. We are already at the gate of prosperity; re-election President Tinubu comes January 2027,” she said.
Edu explained that the Women Mobilisation Directorate was working towards mobilising approximately 40 million votes for President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in the 2027 presidential election.
She emphasised that achieving the target would require sustained grassroots engagement, particularly among women, who play significant roles in their families, communities and the electoral process.
Edu explained that the Directorate’s mobilisation strategy would extend beyond major political rallies to direct interactions with women in markets, communities and homes, where their concerns could be heard and the administration’s policies communicated.
“Our plan as the PCC mobilisation directorate is to see that we can mobilise at least close to 40 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. And we cannot do this without getting down to the grassroots,” she stated.
She urged APC women leaders and supporters in Kaduna State and other North Western states to intensify peaceful, door-to-door engagement, stressing that political mobilisation should be based on persuasion, dialogue and respect for voters’ choices rather than intimidation or coercion.
Edu also commended Governor Uba Sani’s administration for its reported interventions in infrastructure and social services, citing road construction, public transportation and efforts to strengthen primary healthcare.
She further acknowledged Deputy Governor Balarabe’s place in Nigeria’s political history as the first woman elected deputy governor in Kaduna State and the wider far North, describing her emergence as a notable milestone for women’s political representation.
Responding, the deputy governor assured the delegation that the Kaduna State Government and the LOC were working towards a successful presidential campaign flag-off.
She disclosed that planning and coordination meetings had been held in preparation for the event, noting that Kaduna’s strategic position in Northern Nigeria placed considerable responsibility on the state to ensure effective organisation.
“We try as much as possible to take any assignment given to us seriously,” the Deputy Governor said.
Balarabe called on members of the Women Mobilisation Directorate to work closely with the LOC and other stakeholders to ensure a successful event.
She also urged women leaders to sustain their engagement beyond the flag-off and translate their mobilisation efforts into active electoral participation in 2027.
“Our work as women is to tell all women to be on our side, women are reliable,” she said.
She encouraged the Directorate to take the message of the Renewed Hope Agenda directly to women at the grassroots, expressing confidence in their capacity to contribute meaningfully to political participation across Kaduna State and the country.
Also present was Hon Munirat Suleiman Tanimu who spoke to the press in Hausa on the level of engagement with grassroots and assured victory for President Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani.
The Kaduna visit forms part of the Directorate’s wider stakeholder engagement programme, which includes market outreach, hospital visits, meetings with state leaders and consultations with women stakeholders as preparations for the 2027 general elections gather momentum.
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