APC WOMEN MOBILISE SUPPORT FOR TINUBU IN JIGAWA AHEAD OF 2027
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Directorate of Women Mobilisation has taken First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s women empowerment initiative to Jigawa State as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The outreach, led by the Directorate’s Co-Director, Dr Betta Edu, featured visits to markets, hospitals and communities, alongside engagements with women traders, grassroots leaders and other stakeholders.
Speaking during the exercise, Edu said the initiative was designed to bring the First Lady’s empowerment programmes closer to women at the grassroots and connect them with opportunities to improve their livelihoods.
She explained that empowering women was essential to strengthening families, communities and the national economy.
At various markets, the delegation interacted with women traders on economic opportunities, business development and their participation in national development.
The team also visited hospitals, where members interacted with patients, offered encouragement and commended healthcare workers for their dedication.
The outreach culminated in an empowerment programme attended by women beneficiaries and grassroots stakeholders, who expressed appreciation for the initiative.
Some of the beneficiaries also pledged their support for President Tinubu, the Jigawa State Government and other APC candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.
The wife of the Jigawa State Governor, Ambassador Hajiya Namadi, commended the First Lady and the APC women’s mobilisation team for extending the initiative to communities across the state.
She stressed the importance of giving women greater opportunities to participate in community development and governance.
The Directorate also intensified its political mobilisation activities by engaging women leaders, traders and grassroots organisations across Jigawa’s 27 local government areas.
According to figures provided for the exercise, the state has 2,867,176 registered and newly captured voters in its provisional combined register, spread across 287 political wards and 4,522 polling units.
The APC has set a target of mobilising two million votes for President Tinubu in Jigawa State in the 2027 presidential election.
The Jigawa outreach forms part of the Women Mobilisation Directorate’s nationwide programme, combining economic empowerment, humanitarian activities and grassroots political engagement as the ruling party prepares for the next general elections.
