No fewer than 750 women from the All Progressives
party (APC) from the 23 local governments in Sokoto
State on Tuesday defected to the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).
The decampees, led by Luba Dubai, APC chieftain, were
received by the state Chairman's wife, Sa'adiya
Milgoma, at the PDP women rally in Sokoto on
Tuesday.
"The new entrants will be treated equally and fairly,
and we should all work to ensure the success of the
party at the forthcoming polls at all levels,'' Milgoma
said.
A former Minister of Women Affairs, Maryam Chiroma,
appealed to Nigerians, especially women not to be
deceived, stating that the re-election of Jonathan will
ensure the continuation of his transformation agenda.
Chiroma, who was also PDP's former National Woman
Leader, said, "the Nigerian women should use their
majority population and voting power to re-elect
Jonathan''.
In her remarks, Sarah Jubril, the Special Assistant to
Jonathan on Ethics, said that the president had treated
the North-West fairly and deserved to be re-elected.
A member of the party's Board of Trustees, Rabi
Ibrahim , said that "Jonathan is the first gender-friendly
president Nigeria has ever had since independence.
"Mrs Jonathan cares about the Nigerian woman and she
is passionate about improving the lives of the Nigerian
children and other vulnerable groups,'' she said.
The Special Assistant to Jonathan on Women
Empowerment, Ramatu Bala, also urged the women to
vote for Jonathan.
Bala, a former National President of National Council
for Women Society, said that Jonathan's re-election
would ensure the sustenance of peace, unity and
national cohesion.
The wives of the Deputy Governor, PDP gubernatorial
candidate and Woman Leader, Kulu Shagari, A'ishatu
Wali and Kulu Rabah, promised that women would
vote for the party's candidates at all levels.
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