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, Mary Alile-Idele.
The confidence vote was passed during a solidarity visit by the 37 women leaders to Mrs Alile-Idele at the APC National Secretariat, Abuja, on Saturday.
The endorsement comes a day after some female protesters stormed the APC headquarters to demand the resignation of the national women leader over alleged negligence and pursuit of personal interests.
The state women leaders, who spoke through six zonal representatives, noted that Mrs Alile-Idele’s achievement would assist in the seamless re-election of President Bola Tinubu.
While announcing the vote of confidence, the Plateau State APC woman leader, Afniki Dangin, said every state has felt the impact of the national woman leader.
“Our president himself has said it that women are the bedrock of the society and women are the ones who came out en masse but I can assure you that with you women will even do more in 2027. With you, at rate at which you are going we can assure the President that he is coming back in 2027 without no doubt.
“Based on that as 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 height,” she said.
Similarly, the Borno State woman leader, Fatika’kenna Monguno, who spoke for the Northeast Zone, pledged their full support and loyalty to Mrs Alile-Adile.
She said: “We agreed, we, the APC women of the Northeast, give 100% to our National Woman Leader. Madam, I came because we saw many rubbish in the newspaper; people that are talking about you they are lying, they are not members of our party. All members of our party, we are 100% behind you. No going back.”
Responding, Mrs Alile-Idele thanked her colleagues for the confidence they reposed in her, saying she has been working tirelessly to ensure that they are on top of their game in delivering on their mandates and getting what duly belongs to them.
“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 that knows that here children are there; a woman that 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 states 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”, she said.
