Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari.
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has promised to support female politicians aspiring for political offices across party lines.
A statement issued on Thursday by Suleiman Haruna, her spokesman, the president’s wife spoke while receiving members of a political group, the South-East Women for Buhari, at the presidential villa, Abuja on Wednesday.
The First Lady said Nigerian women should occupy political offices to make a difference.
“‘Women need to be in political offices for them to make a difference in the lives of their families,’ she said, promising “to support female aspirants across party lines,” the statement read.
The President’s wife commended women members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-east for doing a wonderful job by mobilising women.
“It is a fact that women determine the outcome of elections; therefore it is important to mobilise more women to ensure that our great party is re-elected to continue the good work that it is doing,” she said.
Buhair also attested to the success of the mobilisation drive which she said had resulted in a high number of women aspirants from the geopolitical zone.
The First Lady expressed the hope that the mobilisation would lead to a more peaceful election that would produce more able and competent women to take over as many offices as possible, especially at the grass roots.
She called on officials and members of the APC to ensure party supremacy, respect party constitution and shun divisive tendencies. The President’s wife also called for more inclusion, especially of women.