APC says party will give special attention to women

Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, the All
Progressives Congress (APC) Interim National
Women Leader, said that more women would
be given leadership positions if the party won
the 2015 presidential election. She made this known at a workshop organised
by APC in collaboration with the International
Republican Institute (IRI) in Abuja on Monday. According to Ikeazor, APC plans to build on its
reputation as an advocate of gender equality in
the country as it obtains in APC led government
in Ekiti. The workshop, which aimed at increasing
women participation in politics, was attended
by the party’s women leader from the six geo-
political zones. In a remark, Alhaji Umar Duhu, APC’s Deputy
National Chairman (North-East) said APC was
gender friendly and had allowed for more
women’s participation in the affairs of party. “We believe women should participate in every
sphere of life so that they can get equality
rather than 35 per cent affirmation,” he added. A participant at the workshop, Mrs Olufunke
Owoseni, APC women leader in Ekiti, said the
workshop came at the right time because
women should be well informed on leadership. “ Women are participating in politics now, but
APC is more assuring in women
representation,” she said. Another women leader, Mrs Hafsat Baba, said
the workshop would help in the mobilisation of
women across the country because the party
had the potentials to do so. The Country Director of IRI, Mrs Robina
Namusisi, said the workshop was aimed at
supporting women’s empowerment . According to Namusisi, IRI will use the
workshop to teach organised and promote
women advocacy in the country. “Adequate awareness and networking will help
in addressing legal framework towards women
empowerment,”she said.