...APC Women Leaders hails directorate

The Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) & Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Adedayo Benjamins Laniyi, has trained no fewer than 136 members of her directorate on the current electoral processes of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that will be sacrosanct in the 2023 general elections.

The training also featured a brainstorming session where participants were split into clusters to formulate winning strategies for the victory of the APC Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the FCT.

Speaking with newsmen at the 3-day policy and strategic training, Friday, held at the Women Development Centre in Abuja, she intimated that the objective of the NGOs and CSOs Directorate is to profile and possess the database of credible Civil Societies and Non-governmental Organizations that will serve as a chart for the APC Presidential Campaign Council in the Federal Capital Territory.

Laniyi maintained that the training is pertinent in ensuring the party’s victory at the 2023 general elections which are less than 15 days away.

The Director noted that her committee must get abreast with the current digital procedures by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ahead of the Presidential election.

"To ensure we look at the distinct indices, our strategic plans, and the coordination of the Presidential election that will lead to the emergence of our candidate, we have trained over 136 members on BIVAS technology, the new guidelines that relate to the transmission of results among others, she disclosed. "This training is fundamental to up the skill of participants in getting opportunities within and off the political sphere as a certified trainer."

According to her, "They had a brainstorming session where strategies were adopted for winning their polling unit and canvassing for our candidate, which by God's grace the trainees will implement the template to the grassroots and we shall scale up the victory."

Secretary-Director of 'Our Consequent for Development Initiative,' Mr. Kayode Lawal, who doubles as the key facilitator, affirmed that the NGOs and CSOs play significant roles in field implementation when it comes to elections in Nigeria, admitting that such responsibility warrants an individual to have adequate background and knowledge of the current INEC electoral techniques.

"We must develop a module and create a thematic template in the area of the election, conduct, security, incidence, and 2022 Electoral Act as passed by the National Assembly, specifically to emphasize the newly introduced ways of conducting election through the Bimodal Identification Verification System (BIVAS) for the presidential election."

Earlier, the APC National Deputy Women Leader, Zainab Ibrahim, commended the convener, Mrs. Adedayo Benjamins Laniyi, and her team, for their moral efforts toward winning the Tinubu-Shettima ticket.

This forthcoming election, she explained, "will show us what you have done in history. You can google Tinubu/Shettima's role in Education, Security, Youths empowerment amongst others for providence made them perform while serving as governors in their various states, even when they never knew it will snowball into what we see today. I see the ticket as a divine ticket."

"Tinubu-Shettima anticipates from us, extensive support, backing, and loyalty. What the NGOs & CSOs are doing is very strategic and a roadmap towards gaining victory for the APC presidential ticket. I congratulate you all for this hard work and commitment you have achieved thus far to ensure victory."

Also commenting, the Director General, National Centre for Women Development, Hon. Dr. Asabe Vilita Bashir, admonished the trainees to disseminate the knowledge to the grassroots and voters in their communities to be oriented in the current electoral policy, admitting that, it was the only way to amass a plethora of triumphs and success for the ruling, All Progressives Congress Presidential ticket. She further urged the members to remain ardent and supportive of the Tinubu-Shettima ticket.

Extolling members for their commitment towards the assigned task, the North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader, Princess Zahra Mustapha-Audu, said, "You have done so well and to be honest with you, you have given us hope. "The vitality and strength to keep going which by the Grace of God, there are millions of groups out there doing same for Asiwaju's victory.

According to her, "Nigerians need Asiwaju/Shettima, more than they need us. I will be very honest with you, where we are today, we need them more than they need us and this is the message we need to be disseminating.

"We need a Nigeria where our children can go to school regardless of what our income is, we need a Nigeria where we don't need to worry about where our next meal is coming from, we need a Nigeria where our country is safe, where we can come out from our house without worries about banditry, we need an old Nigeria where we wake up in the morning and say we are going to Kaduna, and arrive there safely.
For us to have that Nigeria, we need Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu," she asserted.

Continuing, she warned, "let us not be deceived by those coming out to lobby for the office, eight years of being a governor are enough for anyone to transform anywhere, and if you can't do it, you can't do it anywhere."

Applauding the convener of the program, Mustapha-Audu remarked, "I know your leader, she is from a Christ-like background. She is a leader full of compassion for humanity. I am well certain that once she gets there, she will touch your lives. Likewise, I thank you for the efforts you dedicated to this exercise."

In attendance at the grand final of the certified workshop was the APC Presidential Campaign Council FCT Director NGOs & CSO, Hon. Adedayo Benjamins Laniyi, APC National Deputy Women Leader, Zainab Ibrahim, Director General, National Centre for Women Development, Hon. Dr. Asabe Vilita Bashir, APC North-Central Women Leader, Princess Zahra Mustapha-Audu, the Program facilitator, Mr. Kayode Lawal, and members of the NGOs & CSOs directorates. We

David Peter
Head, Media Committee
APC Presidential Campaign Council - FCT
Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil Society Organizations
February 10, 2023

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