APC women leaders have expressed disappointment over feeling deserted by President Bola Tinubu following the 2023 election.
The gathering of 37 female leaders representing various states within the All Progressives Congress, and the Federal Capital Territory expressed dismay on Tuesday over their perceived lack of involvement in the rewards of party activities.
They highlighted that following the 2023 general election, the only items they received were a single bag of rice and a piece of paper wrapping.
During a visit to the party secretariat in Abuja, the aggrieved leaders presented their grievances to Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the APC, in a display of solidarity.
In addressing the audience, Mrs Patricia Yakubu, the President of the Forum, expressed deep concern that despite their efforts in supporting President Bola Tinubu during the elections, they were disappointed that none of their members was considered deserving of appointment or any post-election recognition from the presidency.
“We, the forum of 36 States women Leaders and the FCT have come to pay you a solidarity visit and unanimously say, we believe in you as the National Chairman of our great party. We unequivocally pass a vote of confidence on you and reiterate the fact that the 36 States women Leaders are solidly behind you and the National Working Committee of our great party.
“But the state women leaders will want to advocate that we should be carried along in all the affairs about women in the states. We are closer to the party women at the grassroots, the largest voting bloc in the secular world. Our demography should not be neglected. Since after the elections, Your Excellency may note that only one bag of rice and one paper wrapper was given to the state women leaders from the national secretariat of the party.
“Nothing was given to us during Easter, the Ramadan fasting period, and Salah festivities. Even the palliatives distributed were not given to the women leaders for onward distribution to the grassroots, We party women waited and waited and waited to no avail very sad. Your Excellency respectfully, we wish to notify you that the Women Leaders sacrificed so much towards the victory of our great party during the 2023 elections,” She said.
