FCT, Abuja – The forum of 37 State Women Leaders of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu abandoned them after the 2023 election.
The President of the forum, Mrs Patricia Yakubu, said none of their people has been compensated with an appointment or post-election reward from the presidency despite working hard for the electoral victory of President Tinubu.
The aggrieved leaders stated this during a solidarity visit to the National Chairman of the APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje at the party secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, May 14, The Punch reports.
The APC women leaders lambasted the minister of women’s affairs and social development, Dr Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye.
They accused Kennedy-Ohanenye of sharing cash palliatives of N50,000 without extending it to any of their members.
As reported by Nigerian Tribune, Yakubu said.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state approved the appointment of 131 women as aides.
According to the statement, 41 of the appointees will serve as coordinators, while the remaining 90 will serve as senior special assistants.
Bago explained that the appointment is the fulfilment of his campaign promise to allow women to contribute to the building of Niger state
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
