By Emmanuel Ufon
Mrs. Emem Udoh, a Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for governor of Akwa Ibom State, claims that if voters choose to elect female Governorship candidates of various states on March 11, 2023, Nigeria will have a better alternative.
Mrs. A recent consultative dialogue between Women In Politics (Female) and Udoh took place in Abuja, where Udoh made the commendation..
General Election Representation in 2023.
The Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ), in collaboration with UN Women Nigeria, organized the event.
Country Office together fostering a partnership dialogue between women in politics is the overall goal, specifically female candidates for the governorship in 2023, as well as women in business and media to offer a stage for the exchange of ideas.
The political campaigns of women running in the general elections of 2023 will be strengthened by knowledge and tactics.
Speaking to journalists, she reassured the voters of the leadership qualities inherent in the female candidates from various political parties in various states who attended the event.
She continued by saying that female candidates will succeed because they are mothers and, out of maternal sympathy, will have no tolerance for unemployment in their respective states and throughout Nigeria.
The oil-rich state’s governor candidate promised to work with the incoming president of Nigeria, other female governors, and pertinent stakeholders to launch a program if elected to lead Akwa Ibom.
We will revive the economy, achieve a minimum wage of N100,000 per month, and put an end to unemployment by providing N100,000 per month in allowances to recent university and polytechnic graduates starting from the day they graduate.
The green ecosystem revitalization army, according to her, will work from 8 am to noon to save the planet, and from 12 pm to 4 pm, they will participate in a re-skilling initiative to give them the vocational skills they need to find employment on their own or fit into the skills needed in industrial parks based on Factor endowments of the six zones of the federation.
Speaking earlier, Mrs. Annabel Cosmos, the Action People’s Party (APP) candidate for governor in Delta, claimed that since the restoration of democracy in 1999, women have not had the opportunity to advance their states.
Mrs. Cosmos promised to improve Delta’s health, agriculture, and education systems and added that, given the chance, women are capable of taking on leadership roles.
She believes that women are better at doing it and shouldn’t be excluded from the kitchen.
The Action Democratic Party’s (ADP) Roseline Chenge, who is running for governor in Benue, made a commitment to industrialize her state and address security issues.
Mrs. Chenge said the state’s treasury will be wisely managed, according to her the willingness to adopt a modern agricultural system to maintain food security will be sustained.
She noted that the state of Benue needs security and industrialization, with a focus on local governments.
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Similar to this, Mrs. Binta Umar, the Action Alliance (AA) candidate for governor in Jigawa, stated that when elected, she will place a high priority on women’s empowerment and high-quality education.
She said that she is running for office to assist in addressing the challenges faced by women and youth in the state and spoke about the need for empowerment.
Additionally, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in Abia State claimed that the state has not made much progress since it was founded 31 years ago.
Mrs. The human rights attorney and orthopedic surgeon Johnson-Ogbuneke promised to protect citizens’ rights by funding high-quality schools for kids, raising teacher pay, and building safe roads.
She stated that there is no infrastructure in Abia and nothing to provide the people with a good life, and she expressed her heart’s brokenness at the time of the Nigerian youth protests in 2020.
If the 25 female candidates for governor are permitted to lead their states, according to Toun Sonaiya, executive director of Women Radio, peace will return to Nigeria.
Until they are taken into consideration for elective positions across the nation, Sonaiya urged the media to report on their perspective.
Deborah Jaiyeola, a candidate for governor of Kwara state, and Funmilayo Kupoluyi, a candidate for governor of Lagos, both represented the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) at the event.
