- Assures of more women inclusion in government under APC
By Adeyinka Aderibigbe
Women in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government and Oriade Local Council Development Area have been assured of more inclusion of women and more representation in government and adequate attention to their welfare if they vote for the APC Presidential flagbearer Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and all other APC in the forthcoming general election.
Giving the assurance on Thursday,1st December,2022 at a sensitization programme held in Festac town, were the Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government, Engr Valentine Burahimo and Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area,Hon Ramotalai Akinlola-Hassan.
While delivering her welcome address,Hon Akinlola-Hassan stated that all the candidates chosen by APC for elective positions in the forthcoming general election are eminently qualified to work for the interest of the electorates, particularly the female gender, who are among the vulnerable citizens in Nigeria.
The council chairman urged the thousands of women present at the event to come out enmasse on the election days with their voters card to vote for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President of Nigeria,Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as Governor of Lagos State,Dr(Mrs) Idiat Adebule,as Senator, representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Prince Lanre Sanusi, as Member, House Of Representative, representing Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency,Hon Ola Western,as Member, Lagos State House Of Assembly, representing Amuwo-Odofin Constituency 1 and Hon Olawale Rauf Sulaimon,as Member, Lagos State House Of Assembly, representing Amuwo-Odofin Constituency 2.
She added that all these candidates are tested and trusted to provide progressive governance for the people.
Hon Akinlola-Hassan also urged them to reach out to other women in their various communities and other eligible voters, to seek for their votes for all APC candidates during the 2023 general election.
During his own address at the event, the Executive Chairman of Odiolowo Local Council Development Area and Director General of Adebule Independent Campaign Group,Mr Rasak Ajala informed the women that the choice of Dr Adebule as APC flagbearer for the Lagos West Senatorial District is a deliberate one, because the leadership of the party believes in women inclusion in governance,adding that Dr Adebule merits the elective position to represent the people of Lagos West Senatorial District at the upper chamber of National Assembly,based on her satisfactory and brilliant performance as former deputy governor of Lagos State and an accomplished educationist.
The council chairman,who is also the Secretary of Conference 57, the umbrella body of all councils chairmen in Lagos State appealed to all the women in Amuwo-Odofin and Oriade Councils to cast their votes for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next president of Nigeria,stating that he is the most qualified and experienced among all the presidential candidates vying for the number one position in the nation.He also urged them to vote all APC candidates in their constituency while assuring them that they will not regret voting for them.
The APC flagbearer for the Senatorial Seat of Lagos West Senatorial District,Dr Idiat Adebule disclosed to the women that the rationale behind the sensitisation visit,is to express her appreciation to them for their support for APC in the past elections and also to seek their support towards the forthcoming general elections.
She stated that she has visited women in Badagry local government to thank them and seek their support, adding that she will also visit all other local governments under Lagos West Senatorial District to thank them and seek their support towards the forthcoming general elections.
Dr Adebule informed the women that she is happy and ready to represent them at the upper chamber, while assuring them that she will work towards improving their standard of living, particularly the widows and the aged among them, not forgetting others who are largely traders,if she is elected.
She also canvassed for votes of the women, for Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu and other candidates of APC in the general elections, assuring them that APC as a political party,is determined and ready to give Nigerians progressive governance.
Other dignitaries present at the colourful event were APC flagbearer for House Of Representative, Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency, Prince Lanre Sanusi,APC flagbearers for Lagos State House Of Assembly, Amuwo-Odofin Constituency 1 and 2,Hon Ola Western and Hon Olawale Rauf Sulaimon.Others were, the Vice Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government, Mrs Maureen Sahara,who represented the council chairman, Chairperson of Ojo Local Government, Alhaja Idowu Rosulu, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Women Leader,Alhaja Ajao, APC Chieftain,Comrade (Mrs) Regina Iyabode Obasa, Deputy Director General of Adebule Independent Campaign Group,Hon Abayomi Sadiq and all other APC women leaders and partystalwarts from Amuwo-Odofin and Oriade Councils.