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Women play critical roles in national development – First Lady

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The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja said women had enormous roles to play in driving the nation’s development and transformation efforts.

The first lady, after a meeting with the wives of former governors in her office, posited that women must be involved in critical stakeholder activities like assisting the government in promoting the welfare of Nigerians.

She said the wives of former governors, with a sphere of influence within and outside their states, played the roles that could not be looked down upon in nation’s development.

She acknowledged that the former governor’s wives played pivotal roles during the campaign of the election that brought her husband President Bola Tinubu to power, therefore, she could not push them aside.

She described the wives of former governors as mothers of nation in their various terrains that she required to work with her and the government in pushing the nation forward.

“We need them. They were all there during the campaign, we have to make sure they come in to talk about ways forward about the various programmes we have on the table.

“I need them to represent the government and to help me with the job, in spite that the current wives of governors are there, nobody is encroaching on anybody.

“I’m thinking of inviting wives of royal fathers and that of religious leaders too, to work with me in the Renewed Hope Initiative because I believe mothers have big roles to play.

“If we have to heal this country, women have to nurse this country back to life; there are many things going on in the society.

She said the walfare of people was significant to her, adding that she needed other women to support her in reaching out to the local communities via her national project.

“This is the first time we would have a state of emergency placed on food security and fuel subsidy is also there, I wish we can try to ameliorate the inconvenience all these new reforms are having on people.

“This is why I need the mothers, they are women of substance, and we need them to continue with what they have been doing, even if it is to reach out to the next neighbour, because I can’t get to all households.

“If we cushion whatever inconvenience we are facing now, it will go a long way. This is me going into familiar territories; however, all hands have to be on deck for this country to move forward; that is why I am asking the women for support.

The wife of the former governor of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi on behalf of the others, appreciated the first lady for stretching her hands of fellowship at them.

“We are here to spend time with our mother, we work together to ensure that our party APC won the election recently, it is important for us to continue to engage women in whatever we do.

 

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“What have been the practice in the past is that when you go through an electoral act, the women do all the hard works and they make sure that the votes count, but after that is done, women are pushed to the margins.

“The first lady has acknowledged that mothers matter, therefore it’s not just about bringing the former wives of governors together, it’s about recognising the power that women have wherever they are in their local communities.

“We cannot achieve our development goal as a nation if we do not invest in the empowerment of women; therefore, we pledge to support our mother the first lady in all her works and that of our other sisters in the states.

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INEC Disowns Labour Party National Convention

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra.

Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.

Oyekanmi said that the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC, declining to state further why it was not monitored.

NAN, however, reports that the LP had on Tuesday shifted the convention from Umuahia in Abia to Nnewi, Anambra State.

Speaking on the change in venue, Mr Kehinde Edun, the LP National Legal Adviser, told newsmen that the party had duly informed INEC about the change in venue and date.

 

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“No, it is holding in Anambra. Nnewi, to be precise, not Umuahia in Abia State again. In fact, Umuahia was not even the first venue we chose. Benin was the first choice before we changed to Umuahia and now Nnewi.

“So, we are at liberty to pick any venue of our choice. We only need to inform INEC about the change in venue and time,” Edun said.

Section 82(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022 states that political parties shall give INEC at least 21 days notice of convention, congress, conference or meeting.

This includes the convention or meeting convened for the purpose of “merger” and electing members of its executive committees, other governing bodies or nominating candidates.

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Cameroon Re-Elects 89-Year-Old Marcel Niat Njifenji, As Senate President

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