The wife of the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs Aisha Buhari, has women to vote for the
party’s candidates in all the upcoming elections.
Buhari made the call in Owerri on Friday at the South East
zonal APC women’s convention.
While thanking the women for their support to the party, she
urged them to collect their permanent voters’ cards to enable them to vote.
“Positive change is on the way, but you can only enjoy this
change if you collect your permanent voters’ cards and vote for APC candidates
in all the upcoming elections.
“Do not be swayed by cheap incentives from politicians who
will only perpetuate corruption; your vote is your might, use it wisely,” she
said.
She also commended Mrs Nkechi Okorocha, the wife of the Imo
governor, for her efforts to improve the lives of women in the state,
describing her as “a woman of substance, integrity and credibility
The wife of the vice-presidential candidate of the party,
Mrs Oluyemi Osibanjo, noted that the
people of the South East had made sacrifices in the past with no commensurate
benefit, adding that
APC would change the trend.
Also speaking, the National Women Leader of the party,
Hajiya Ramatu Tijani, urged the women to show support to the party in all the
elections.
On his part, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo said that the
presidential candidate of the party, Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari, would bring
positive change to the country if voted into office.
He debunked claims that Buhari would turn the country into a
Muslim nation, saying that the claims did not hold water.
“Our vice presidential candidate is a senior pastor of a
church, so saying that the country would be forced to become an Islamic one is
a baseless claim,” Okorocha said.
In her address, Okorocha’s wife, Nkechi, expressed
confidence that the party’s candidates would emerge victorious in the upcoming
elections.
She also urged the women to ensure their votes were properly
cast on the day of the elections to avoid cases of invalid votes.
The highpoint of the event was the colourful parade by women
from the 27 local government areas of the state. (NAN)
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