Women groups from various sectors have organised a rally to support the candidacy of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in the 2023 presidential election in Akure, Ondo State.
According to a statement on Wednesday, the women who were members of 700 groups across the country, took to the streets to chant solidarity songs and carry various placards to express their support for Bello.
The Deputy National President, Market Women Association of Nigeria, Nike Aroloye, said the women of Nigeria were already looking beyond the primaries of the two major parties.
She said, “We already see the ticket with Yahaya Bello. Once he gets it, we are marching straight to Aso Rock. All my market women are ready to support him. We will go everywhere for this cause. He has said we are important. We will give him the reward.”
A Nollywood actress, Rose Odika, who led other South-West actresses to the rally said, “I have said it before, and I will repeat it here. Yahaya Bello is the one we will support. From all he has done for women and for his state in general, he is the one to beat. We will only support those who support us.
“It has never happened before in the history of Nigeria for a leading presidential candidate to appoint a woman as the Director-General of his campaign.”
In her response, the Director-General of the Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, assured the women of Bello’s trust and concern and that he will ensure that they enjoy the dividends of democracy under his presidency.
