The All Progressives Congress (APC) women wing, Friday, expressed commitment towards ensuring that the party retire governor Chukwuma Soludo’s led All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) from Anambra State government.
The women, who disclosed this at one day summit for Anambra State women theme, ‘The role of women in politics in this 21st century,’ held at Awka, said they have lined up series of programmes to ensure effective grassroots mobilisation for APC victory at the State 2025 gubernatorial poll.
Speaking at the programme, Anambra State Women Leader, APC, Lady Maria Ejielo, urged women to pursue positions of leadership in both the public and private sectors, as well as enroll their female children to schools to gain leadership skills and other enablement to excel in life.
Contributing, the former Minister for Women Affairs, Iyom Josephine Anenih, who was a guest speaker at the programme, stressed that power was never given but should be fought for by identifying and engaging meaningfully as leaders and members from ward to national levels.
On her part, the APC National Women Leader, Dr Mrs Mary Alile, who was represented by the Adamawa State Women Leader, Dr Patricia Yakubu, urged women to be courageous and mobilise younger women to increase political participation to drive good governance.
Earlier, the State Chairman, APC, Hon. Basil Ejidike, commended the women for taken up the challenge to bring Anambra State to the centre and mainstream politics, which according to him, would speed up development of the State and Southeast by extension.
