2019: Enugu APC assures female aspirants of level-playing ground
Ahead of its primary elections, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Enugu State chapter has assured women vying for various elective positions of fair and equal treatment with their men folk.
Chairman of APC in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, stated this Thursday at the party’s secretariat during the official declaration of Madam Juliet Egbo, wife of former Enugu state Commissioner for capital Territory Development, Chief John Egbo, who is running for the Enugu North/South federal constituency.
“As a party, APC, will continue to create a conducive atmosphere in the political space for women, as a way of encouraging them to participate effectively in politics,” Nwoye said, advising women in the state to ensure that only credible candidates were given the mandate during the polls.
Addressing her teeming supporters, including chieftains of the APC from the two council areas of the federal constituency, Madam Egbo promised to make effective representation her watch word if elected.
According to her, “I want to go to federal House of representatives to serve our people with all honesty; I am not going to the green chamber of the National Assembly (NASS) to amass wealth, but to render service.
“Please, I want to urge you to support my aspiration, especially our women, as you will not regret it.
“Don’t sell your votes during the election to those who do not have your interest at heart.”
She equally cautioned the party to take heed of PDP surrogates in their fold who are determined to destabilize the APC in the state for their selfish interest.
The aspirant noted that since the inception of the Enugu South/North Federal Constituency, no female had represented the area.
“So, the time has come for women in the area to rise up and take their rightful position in the political scheme of things in the constituency.
“I have absolute confidence that APC has the capacity to rewrite the wrongs of our political history in Enugu and country at large, hence the need for all Nigerians to embrace the party ahead of the 2019 general election,”she declared.
