The Women Mobilisation Directorate of the All-Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council says it has activated women’s groups in 176,846 communities across the country as part of its grassroots campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
The directorate said women’s groups in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Kwara, Abia, Rivers and other states have held action meetings and community engagements over the past month to build a permanent grassroots structure.
The directorate said the structure is meant to produce committed local mobilisers who will stay in contact with households and communities and encourage women and other eligible voters to take part in the electoral process.
The directorate is led by Dr Betta Edu, Director of Women Mobilisation, and works under the guidance of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Edu urged women across the country to strengthen grassroots engagement and rally support for the policies and programmes of the Tinubu administration.
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According to the directorate, meetings and sensitisation activities have taken place in Afaka Ward in Kaduna State, Kemanji Ward in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, Angwa-Katsinawa and Daura in Katsina State, Dutse in Jigawa State, and communities in Abia and Rivers states.
The directorate said the engagements aim to link government policies to the economic realities women face every day. It said the structure would go beyond campaign rallies and election-day mobilisation. It would also help women learn about government programmes, spot opportunities, check whether they qualify, access interventions and deal with the agencies that run them.
Edu said the directorate would keep sharing practical information on initiatives and reforms that could raise household incomes and support businesses and livelihoods. She named the Renewed Hope Initiative programmes, transportation, enterprise development, agriculture, energy and community development as areas where women could benefit.
The directorate also pointed to the planned expansion of the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme. It said cheaper transport could help women who rely on public transport to get to markets, farms, workplaces and schools.
The directorate said the nationwide engagements would continue as part of its plan to deepen grassroots contact and build support for President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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