Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady, has urged political parties and candidates to consider female running mates for candidates at all levels in the next general elections.
It was “about time women were chosen as running mates at all levels,” according to Aisha Buhari, “given their voting power and active engagement in political processes.”
She said this on Saturday night at the State House in Abuja, where she was entertaining presidential contenders from various political parties for a Ramadan (Iftar) meal.
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“As we approach the 2023 election with greater hope, I am confident that Nigeria will continue to grow from strength to strength on the pedestal of our democratic tenets,” she said.
The first lady urged the presidential aspirants to be focused on factors that bind the country together and strengthen its unity and national cohesion.
She urged all the aspirants to imbibe the spirit of fair play and shun violent tendencies capable of dividing the country during electioneering ahead of the general elections.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who was represented by a former governor of Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, urged to “learn to practise politics without bitterness and imbibe the spirit of oneness.”
“It is not going to be a do or die affair and it should not be,” he added.
The National Leader of the party, who is also seeking to win the APC presidential ticket, Bola Tinubu, prayed for peace, unity and prosperity in the country.
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