The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has made nomination papers available to women seeking positions in the party’s leadership for free.
The measure, according to the party, is intended to encourage women to join the PDP and vote in the future general elections in 2023.
Senator Umaru Tsauri, the party’s National Secretary, announced this in a report to the party’s 2021 Elective Convention at Eagle Square in Abuja yesterday (Saturday).
It also disclosed that the PDP was aware of the necessity for a 35% affirmative action, adding that “most, if not all, of the PDP governors had met in their appointive posts.”
The opposition party further “encourages all eligible women to come out and contest to win election at all levels of government so that the equation becomes balanced.”
It equally revealed plans to ensure youth participation at “the National, Zonal, States, Senatorial, LGA and Wards” levels, even as it assured members that the party’s leadership is working round the clock to complete the construction of the 12 Storey PDP National Secretariat Building.
The National Secretary disclosed that work on the 7114.39sqm which was awarded on 20 April, 2010, and has reached “98%,” completion, has been stalled due to lack of funds.
Commending members, security agencies and the International community for their role in ensuring the survival of democracy in the country, Senator Tsauri called on the party to “pull together to deliver Nigeria from this dark spell that has befallen the country.”
“Nigerians are looking up to the PDP to deliver them from the his governance of the APC the same way the founders of the PDP under G34 (group of 34 political leaders said to have rescued the country from military dictatorship, to later form the PDP) rescued Nigerians from military rule.”
