The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Sen. Uba Sani, has promised to empower women and youths in the state if elected as governor in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.

Sani said women and youths occupied strategic positions in Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s administration, noting that he is counting on their votes to win the governorship election.

The lawmaker stated that no administration had ever empowered women and gave them the recognition they deserve in Kaduna State.

The APC gubernatorial candidate said this at a women’s rally organised by the wife of Kaduna State Governor, Asia Ahmad El-Rufai, and the Accountant-General, Shizzer Bada, in Kaduna on Saturday.

Sani said: “A woman is the deputy governor of Kaduna State, women are the Commissioners of Justice, Health, Education, Human Services and Social Development, as well as Commissioner of Housing and Urban Development, including the Commissioner of Local Government and that of Planning and Budget.”

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He added that a woman is the Head of Service and heads of departments and agencies in Kaduna State.

Sani stated that apart from appointments, the present administration has given financial assistance to women.

“The Ministry of Human Services and Social Development has disbursed N600 million to women entrepreneurs and groups, to improve their businesses, under the Kaduna State Women Empowerment Fund (KADSWEF),” the lawmaker added.

The gubernatorial candidate, however, promised to build on the record of the present administration in women empowerment if elected as governor in the 2023 gubernatorial election.

Sani called on women to vote for all the APC candidates in the forthcoming general election, stressing that the party will improve the welfare of Kaduna State residents and the citizens of Nigeria at large.

The Star