The 36 State Women Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) including that of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have passed a vote of confidence on the party’s National Woman Leader, Dr Mary Alile-Idele.
The confidence vote was passed during a solidarity visit by the 37 Women Leaders to Alile-Idele at the APC National Secretariat, Abuja, over the weekend.
This was coming barely 24 hours after some female protesters stormed the APC headquarters to demand the resignation of the National Women Leader, accusing her of negligence and pursuit of personal interests.
The State Women Leaders, who spoke through six zonal representatives passed the ‘Vote of Confidence’ on the party’s National Woman Leader, said at the rate she was going, President Bola Tinubu’s re-election victory in 2027 is assured without much stress.
While speaking, the Plateau State APC Woman Leader, Afniki Dangin said the National Woman Leader is competent and has carried the 36 and FCT women along.
Dangin said each state has seen her impact and that is why they had decided not only to appreciate her but tell the whole world that she was doing well and they were behind her.
“Our President himself has said that women are the bedrock of society and women are the ones who came out en masses but I can assure you that with you women will even do more in 2027. With you, at the rate at which you are going, we can assure the President that he is coming back in 2027 without a doubt.
“Based on that I stand bold to say that on behalf of Plateau and Nigeria, we say that we pass a vote of confidence on you and we are willing and ready to move along with you to take the women in Nigeria to higher heights,” she said.
Similarly, the Borno State Woman Leader, Fatika’kenna Monguno who spoke for the Northeast zone, said they of the region were 100 percent behind the National Woman Leader and there was no going back on their resolve.
She said: We agreed, the APC women of Northeast we give 100% to our National Woman Leader. Madam, I came because we saw many rubbish in the newspaper; people who are talking about you are lying, they are not members of our party. All members of our party, we are 100% behind you. No going back.”
In her remarks, the APC National Woman Leader, Alile-Idele thanked the State Women Leaders for the confidence reposed in her, saying she has been working tirelessly to ensure that they are on top of their game by delivering on their mandates and getting what duly belongs to them.
Alile-Idele assured that she will continue to speak for all APC women in Nigeria and in the diaspora saying they will all work together in supporting the APC-led Federal Government of Tinubu which is the best government that the country has had since 1960.
“We must applaud the government, we will support the government, we will back the government and more are coming. Of course, we are Oliver Twist. We will always ask for more and we must use this opportunity to express our gratitude to the First Lady of this country. She is wonderful, a woman with a good heart, a woman who knows that her children are there; a woman who loves all Nigerian women and I can tell you she particularly loves APC women. Yes because we are her firstborn.
“She did everything possible to ensure that the Renewed Hope Agenda gets to every woman in this country. So, my dear state women leaders, I appreciate you and thank you for the vote of confidence that you have passed on me and I must tell you that we will hold our hands together and we will work together as a team,” the National Woman Leader said.
