APC women target 10 million votes for Tinubu in 2027
By Yusuf Gwandu
The Women Mobilisation Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has pledged to mobilise 10 million women votes nationwide for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.
The pledge was made by the APC National Women Leader and Director of the Women Mobilisation Committee of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mary Alile Idele, at a town hall meeting held in Gusau on Thursday.
Addressing women leaders, party stakeholders and supporters from across the 14 local government areas of Zamfara State, Idele urged women to deliver massive votes for President Tinubu in recognition of the impact of his administration on their lives.
She acknowledged what she described as the Tinubu administration’s achievements in transforming the lives of Nigerian women and their children, saying the government had deliberately placed women at the centre of its Renewed Hope Agenda.
According to her, the President has demonstrated a strong commitment to women’s empowerment through policies and programmes that directly impact women in both rural and urban communities.
She identified the Student Loan Scheme as one of the administration’s landmark achievements, noting that it had provided many Nigerian children, including those from disadvantaged families in Zamfara, with opportunities to pursue higher education without the burden of tuition fees.
Idele also highlighted women’s empowerment initiatives, including cash grants, which she said had enabled thousands of women to establish and expand small businesses, support their families and achieve greater economic independence.
She added that the distribution of starter packs to trained women had helped beneficiaries apply their acquired skills immediately, rather than returning home without the necessary tools to start their businesses.
The APC National Women Leader further commended the administration’s support for women in agriculture, explaining that female farmers in Zamfara and other states had benefited from farm inputs, training and other interventions aimed at boosting food production and improving their income.
Also speaking at the town hall meeting, the wife of the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Hajiya Asmau Yari, described the visit of First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu to Zamfara as historic and heartwarming.
She said Mrs Tinubu was the first Nigerian First Lady to visit Zamfara State since its creation, describing the visit as a demonstration of love, respect and recognition for the women of the state.
Asmau Yari urged Zamfara women to reciprocate the gesture by voting massively for President Tinubu in the 2027 general elections to enable him to consolidate on the gains already recorded by his administration.
She assured the gathering that the Women Mobilisation Committee would sustain grassroots mobilisation across wards, polling units and communities in the state until victory was secured for the APC.
