2019: Women rally support for Atiku

 

Ahead of the 2019 general election, women from different ethnic nationalities have drum support for the presidential candidate of the of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former vice president Atiku Abubakar

The women drawn mainly from Hausa/ Yoruba tribe said the APC government has failed to live up to the minimum expectations of Nigerians in infrastructure, security and job creation.

They made their position known on Monday at Friends of Atiku Campaign Office in Abakaliki when they paid a solidarity visit to the state coordinator of the group, Hon.Linus Abaa Okorie.

Speaking on behalf of others, the leader of Benue state women in Ebonyi state, Mrs. Ujoh Rose , condemned what she described  as disheartening  treatment being meted to the women under the current APC government, saying the time has come to end the ugly development.

She noted that women were not being carried along properly in the scheme of things under the current government due to the belief of the leader of the government that women should belong to the ‘other room’

Mrs. Ujoh who retired as Assistant Director of Administration at the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, said: “if you take time to study how politicians handle women and youths during campaigns and after elections it is very disheartening; because they only value us during elections only to discard us after victory.

“As leaders of women groups from various tribes and ethnic groups in Nigeria, we shall galvanize our fellow women in this state to ensure the victory of Atiku  Abubakar come February 16th.

In her remarks, Hajia Adiza Abubakar leader of Hausa Women In Ebonyi from Adamawa state said reports of Killings and sundry insecurities across the country demand urgent attention, stressing that Atiku  Abubakar was the only presidential candidate with the experience and political will to tackle the challenges.

She said : “All these killings, hunger and unemployment everywhere in Nigeria should be addressed and i know that my brother Atiku will stop it when he becomes President.

“All our women have decided to vote for him for the betterment of Nigeria.” She said.

In his reaction, the state Coordinator of Friends of Atiku  and member representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo federal constituency, Linus Abaa Okorie, commended the women for their visit and assured them that Nigeria will be great and prosperous under Atiku Abubakar and Mr.Peter Obi.

Okorie directed the coordinator of the women wing of Friends of Atiku in the state, Mrs. Eze Mercy, who is also the Women Coordinator, PDP Presidential Campaign, Ebonyi State; to work closely with the women to ensure the victory of the PDP Presidential candidate in the next month’s presidential polls in the state.

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