continuation of the mobilization of women for support of
president Jonathan second bid in office, said a vote for
Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) during the election is a vote
for the progress and continuity of good things to come
especially for women in the country.
Mrs Jonathan who was accompanied by arrays of PDP
women leaders including the wife of Senate President, Mrs
Helen Mark, the PDP national women leader, Dr ( Mrs)Kema
Chikwe, the National Director, PDP Women Mobilization, Dr
Becky Igwe , Wife of Minister of Transport, Hajiah Awar Idris
and a host of others, Mrs Jonathan said her husband has
ensured that women secured at least 16 out of the 42 seats in
the Federal Executive Council.
The First Lady who reeled out some of the achievements of
her husband in office, said this is the first time in the country
in which a woman would be appointed Chief Justice of the
Federation and President of the Court of Appeal.
“This is a government who believe in women that you are
intelligent that you went to school, he appointed one of you as
a Minister of Finance and the coordinating Minister of
Economy,
“Also because of the confidence Mr President has for women,
he has appointed one of you as a Minister of Petroleum who
is now the president of Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC )
She said the president has embarked on many projects that
are beneficial for women through the office of Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and SURE-P that would raise the
standard of women in the country.
Mrs Jonathan urged women to ask the All Progressive
Congress (APC) presidential candidate Gen Muhammadu
Buhari (rtd) what he had done for women when he had
opportunity to rule Nigeria as a one time Head of State and
his plans for women now.
“Ask them questions on what they have done for the women
when they had opportunity of ruling the country, vote wisely
vote for president Jonathan, don’t vote for those saying “I will,
l will
“On education, Mr president established 13 federal universities
in which Ekiti State is a beneficiary, he has recently approved
the establishment of additional 9 private universities in the
country and he has taken special interest on girl-child
education.
Mrs Jonathan commended the state governor, Mr Ayo Fayose
and her wife, Feyisetan for the good work they are doing to
uplift the standard of women in the state.
She, however, enjoined the women to pick their Personal
Voting Card( PVC) and come out and vote for her husband
and other PDP candidates in the election.
Speaking at the occasion, the state governor, Mr Ayo Fayose
said he has no regret to be associating with the Jonathan
family, saying the emergence of Jonathan as the president
was God ordained
Fayose who reasoned that the coming together of people with
strange political backgrounds claiming to support Gen Buhari
was nothing than conspiracy.
“When you continue to see dogs, goats and snakes coming
together as friends to hijack power ,then there is something
wrong somewhere, it is nothing but conspiracy.
The governor, however urged people of northern extraction to
wait till 2019 and present a young, dynamic and energetic
president that would rule for four unbroken eight years.
Earlier, Mrs Jonathan had paid a courtesy call to the Ewi of
Ado Ekiti ,Oba Rufus Adejugbe where she was received by all
the Oloris (wives of the monarchs in the state.
Welcoming Mrs Jonathan to the palace on behalf of other
Oloris,the Eyesorun of Ado Ekiti and wife of Ewi,Mrs Bosede
Adejugbe commended Mrs Jonathan for championing the
cause of women in the country.
Mrs Adejugbe, however urged the First Lady to extend the
programme of SURE-P for the women to the state.
Others personalities who graced the occasion include the
Minister for Works,Prince Adedayo Adeyeye, Navy Commander
Caleb Olubolade, immediate past Minister of Police Affairs and
an Ambassador to Congo ,Mrs Jolaade Onipede
