One of the contenders for the position of National Women
Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Betty Nnadi, has promised to
produce 10 female governors in 2015 if elected at the forthcoming national
convention of the party scheduled for August 31.
Nnadi also promised to make almost every Nigerian woman a
member of the PDP, saying “female presidency is achievable in Nigeria.” The
position of the PDP Woman Leader has been zoned to Imo State, where Nnadi hopes
to slug it out with the former Minister of Aviation during the regime of
ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Kema Chikwe.
Nnadi spoke with some officials of the Nigerian Union of
Journalists in her Asokoro office on Monday in Abuja after returning her form
to the PDP national secretariat. She said, “My vision therefore is to see
Nigerian women contributing positively in greater number towards the growth and
development of Nigeria through the transformation agenda and thereby
strategically locate them in their rightful position for nation building.
“I intend to produce more women in the legislative arm, at
least 10 governors and deputy governors, 33 senators and 100 honourable members
of the House of Representatives. I will ensure that one-third of the State
Houses of Assembly across the country are women.”
No comments:
Post a Comment