In walking the talk and expression of their commitments to supporting women at all fronts, the Senator Abdullahi Adamu led- National Working Committee, has approved free nomination forms for all female aspirants of the party.
This was revealed on Wednesday after an NWC session.
Elated by this development, the National Women Leader of APC, Hon. Betta Edu, who championed the course for the women expressed satisfaction and submitted that APC has taken bold steps to mainstream women and remove barriers to their seeking elective offices. Female aspirants would no longer complain of funds to purchase nomination forms, it’s now free of charge!
According to Hon. Betta, it had always been on her programme to ensure and facilitate increased women participations in the electoral process, adding that even though funding sets some women back, this new initiative by the party which is the first of its kind, by a political party would endear more women to the APC fold.
Dr Edu, who was a former Commissioner for Health in Cross River State and also the Chairman of the Nigeria Commissioners for Health Forum, thanked the Party Chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu and other excos for making her dream a reality.
The terse/brief statement affirming this decision reads in parts: "Sen. Abdullahi Adamu led National Working Committee (NWC) which has Honorable Dr. Betta Edu as the National Women Leader have broken record; approves free nomination forms for all Female Aspirants contesting under the platform of the APC. Terms and conditions though applies".
This, no doubt would awaken the consciousness of females in the party and encourage more women to come out and vie for more political positions.
This and many other positive things are the desires of the APC National Women Leader Dr. Betta Edu for the women as an all inclusive government with women handling more sensitive/important positions in the Country is one of her major blue print with this huge result being recorded in just 10days in office. "
This is just the beginning of more positive results/achievements for the women as my desire is to keep doing more and make sure our women are placed in good political positions across the State as there's no Nation without a woman." She added.
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