By Kure Tashilane.
A coalition of All Progressives Congress party women in Nasarawa state led by Dr. Esther Samuel Alu APC Women Leader, North Central and Her Excellency Hajiya Silifat Abdullahi Sule has appreciated Governor Abdullahi A. Sule for his support and contribution which led to the appointment of Dr. Esther Samuel Alu as APC Women Leader, North Central.
While stating the purpose of their visit to the Government House, the All Progressives Congress party Women Leader Dr. Esther Samuel Alu said women from various groups in the state were in Government House to appreciate him for his support and commitment to the upliftment of women in political space in the state and country at large.
Dr. Esther equally declared the women unweaving support to the success of his administration as Nasarawa state under his leadership continues to enjoy peace, infrastructural development, economic growth and the promotion of social welfare – especially in the empowerment of women as well as youths for enhance prosperity of the people of the state.
” Your Excellency, it is with utmost humility and a grateful heart that I stand before you today as the APC Women Leader of the North-Central Zone to along with these women to sincerely appreciate your exemplary leadership, wisdom and unwavering commitment to the process of Nasarawa state and the entire North Central region …
” On behalf of APC Women in Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau states and the FCT, which forms the North Central Zone. We formally reaffirm our unshaken loyalty and total support to your administration and the progressive leadership of our party ” Dr. Esther assured.
She stressed that Nasarawa state has remained peaceful with visible infrastructural development and economic growth as well as the promotion of social welfare especially empowerment of women and youths under his watch as governor.
Dr. Esther Samuel Alu outlined her programme of action for improved well-being of women across the North Central States moving forward to include: mobilization of APC women for political take-over of the entire North Central, embark on political enlightenment, voter education and community engagement that strengthens party structure at the grassroot level.
She pointed out that these initiatives would be carried out through the services of women political mobilizers who will serve as party ambassadors in their respective communities as well as organize strategic town hall meetings, women rallies and advocacy visits would be held to foster unity and increase women participation in decision making fronts.
Dr. Esther stressed that all these programmes outlined would ensure the mobilization and harnessing of women numerical strength and influence as APC would continue to dominate Nigeria political space. ” Empower the women and wine elections” she asserted.
All the outlined programme of action would be implemented in collaboration with Nasarawa State Government through the office of the First Lady and relevant federal government agencies in order to promote the welfare and development of women across the North Central catchment states.
In his response speech, Nasarawa State Governor Engineer Abdullahi A. Sule commended Dr. Esther Samuel Alu for outlining her programme of action upon assumption of office as APC Women Leader North Central Zone which demonstrates her readiness to do a good job for the party and the zone.
” I congratulate her for this appointment and we also thank our National Chairman Dr. Ganduje and Mr. President Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for accepting our nomination by appointing her to be the Zonal Women Leader for North Central …
” Yes, we did the nomination but the final approval comes from them – we have to be very grateful to them for accepting her and I promised them that; they will not regret this appointment that they had made ” The Governor noted.
He appreciated her for her kind comments on his leadership and for recognizing the need for women emancipation in politics through strategic support and training and engagement .
” I appeal to all stakeholders that each time we make a commitment for inclusiveness; I plead that they follow up to ensure that we fulfil our promises not only to women but to groups that we make this kind of commitment to ” The Governor appealed.
The Governor equally revealed that soon he would reconstitute administrators of Area Administrative Unites ( before now known as development areas) and that women would be given more opportunities to emerge in administrative positions as most of the women so far appointed in government had continued to demonstrate good leadership, commitment, loyalty and honesty in what they are doing.
Earlier in a good will message, Hon. Hajara Danyaro Ibrahim representing Nasarawa Central at the State Assembly stated that the coalition drown from various groups were in Government House to say thank you to the Governor for nominating Dr. Esther Samuel Alu for appointment as APC Women Leader North Central Zone which was adopted by the APC National Working Committee subsequently.
She applauded the Governor for appointing women to man strategic organs of government in the state, and sought for more of such appointments for the women folks in the state moving forward.(www.krestnews.com).