President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday offered what could be
termed as a winning strategy, cautioning the All Progressive Congress APC
campaign council against concentrating their campaign activities in Abuja.
Buhari who is billed to hand over the baton of leadership to
a new political dispensation in seven months advised the campaign council that
it must work to establish the connection between the voting public and the
presidential candidate, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, including other candidates for
elective offices throughout Nigeria in 2023.
Buhari said the real battle lies not in Abuja but in
far-flung places, in over 8000 wards and the 774 local government councils.
Buhari, represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari made these comments while inaugurating the women’s wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council for the Tinubu-Shettima ticket.
His words, “As this launch is being hosted in Abuja, we must
remember that the real war lies in far-flung places away from Abuja. The task
ahead lies in over 8000 wards and 774 local governments across the country,
where party faithful will have to make a case before fellow citizens on our
party’s candidate articulating the vision and the programme for the country.
“The campaign, therefore, should recede the temptation for
it to be turned into an Abuja-centric activity but establish the connection
between the voting public and our presidential candidate, and for other
candidates for offices throughout Nigeria, that should be the ultimate
objective”.
While underscoring the invaluable role women play in
electioneering activities, Buhari went down memory lane, describing how the
First Lady acted as a strong pillar of support and voice for women as well as our
youth in the 2015 and 2019 elections that brought him to power.
He said her unwavering commitment to mobilizing women
significantly influenced APC’s victories in the 2015 and 2019 presidential
elections, stressing that such great feats could not have been possible without
the support of women of our party.
” I will also like to thank the wife of the Vice President,
the wives of APC governors, and indeed all our women leaders at all levels for
their tireless efforts and support.
“It is also very important that I take some time on
portraits that give credibility and importance as to why we are gathered here
today at the launch of such a critical organ of our party as we look forward to
the 2023 general elections.
“In the 2015 general elections, about 3.6 million housewives
voted in the presidential election. And this figure ranks third next to about
4.4 million students in the 2019 general elections. Women accounted for 47
percent, almost 40 million of the 84 million registered voters throughout the nation.
“We must continuously co-opt and make a significant inroad
into these demographic and voting segments.
“The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) recently made a projection that Nigeria’s voting population
could be as much as 95 million for the 2023 general elections. For
statisticians in the room, you can imagine what that means in terms of
potential votes that women could bring to the table, “Buhari stated through his
representative, Prof Gambari.
Present at the inauguration ceremony were, the presidential
candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; his running mate, Senator
Kashim Shettima; the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu;
First Lady Aisha Buhari; wives of the candidate and his running mate, Senator
Remi Tinubu and Mrs Nana Shettima.
Others were the Chairman of the Presidential Campaign
Council (PCC), Governor Simon Lalong; Governors Hope Uzodinma (Imo); Kogi State
Governor, Yahaya Bello, Abdullahi Ganduje; Women Leader of the APC, Beta Edu;
National Assembly members and others.
Tinubu while welcoming the participants, took a swipe at the
opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, saying they reigned for 16 years
without sorting the challenges associated with power generation in Nigeria,
forgetting that it was an indispensable tool for productivity.
He said with the Tinubu-Shettima candidacy in the 2023
general election, Nigerians should rest assured of an end to banditry,
kidnapping and poverty.
Tinubu also promised that new hope was in the offering for
Nigerians, one that would ensure peace, security and economic prosperity.
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