Maiduguri
Youths under the auspices of Peoples Vanguard have called for more women participation in politics to represent them at the various elective positions in the 2019 general elections.
The group, which claimed to be gender-sensitive, singled out the Senior Special Adviser on Media to Governor Kashim Shettima, Kwapchi Bata Dibal, to heed to their call to contest the House of Assembly seat of Hawul state constituency.
The group also cited the awards of scholarships to over 100 students in higher institutions, construction and equipping of clinics in Durkwa town, women and youth empowerment initiatives among others, rendered personally by Dibal as enough reason to support her cause.
Leader of the group, Mr. Anjikwi Inuwa Mshelia, who led different youth groups from Hawul in a press conference yesterday said, the call on the media aide to contest under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the people of the constituency to give their maximum support became necessary, in view of Dibal’s disposition and concern to the plight of the people in the state.
Mshelia specifically pointed out that the recent sponsorship of 100 students, mostly females studying various programmes at the College of Education, Waka-Biu for the 2017/2018 academic session single handedly shouldered by Dibal, as well as her gestures during festive periods to both Moslems and Christians communities was worthy of commendation.
He therefore pledged their unflinching support and cooperation for Dibal to run, describing her as the only young politician that knows the problems affecting the youth, girl- child and the general people of Hawul state constituency.
