Mai Mala Buni, national chairman of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), has confirmed February 26 as the ruling party’s convention
date.
Buni made the announcement on Tuesday at the National
Progressive Women’s Conference in Abuja.
The Yobe state governor said the women in the APC played a
key role in the success of the party’s recent membership drive.
He said: “The party under my stewardship conducted
membership registration and revalidation exercise. We found it expedient to
constitute a special committee on women and youth before the commencement of
the exercise. The roles you played made the membership registration and
revalidation a huge success.
“Today, APC parades
over 41 million registered members, asserting our position as Africa’s largest
political party and of course, Nigeria’s leading political party. With these,
we are confident of winning the 2023 general election with huge success.
“I want to use this opportunity to sincerely thank you for
your support to the party, before during and after the exercise. I also look
forward to your more support during the convention and indeed the general
election.
“I’m proud to add that APC is the most women-friendly party
in Nigeria. Let me also assure you that the party shall reciprocate this
gesture by supporting women and youth in their political aspirations and
realising their political dreams.
“We look forward to
having more women contesting in the forthcoming national convention of the
party from February 26, 2022, and the general election. Now as we approach the
convention and move closer to the next general election, I wish to remind you
of the progressive roles in supporting progressive-minded leaders, aspiring for
various offices for the betterment of our country.”
Also speaking, Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti state governor, called
for the support of the female members of the party ahead of the convention.
“Without our women, we have no future. We have no present or
past. We have a duty and responsibility to improve on solidarity that we give
the women of our country,” the governor said.
“We are not doing them a favour. If you have worked with
women, they deliver. My women commissioners are the best commissioners.
“I have no doubt that
this conference will give us a lot to chew on. We should make it a policy
convention.”
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