The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has hosted its first-ever State Women Leaders/Deputies August Summit, held
at the Regional Office in Awka.
The summit, convened by the Acting APGA State Woman Leader, Lady Chinwe Umerie, brought together the 21 local government women leaders and their deputies to deliberate on the future of the party, as well as the role of women in the political activities of the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
Lady Umerie, in a communique issued at the end of the summit and read by the APGA women leaders, called for the empowerment of women as home and nation builders.
They urged the party to prioritize capacity building and create more economic opportunities for women.
The women leaders also clarified the APGA-APC alliance, reaffirming APGA’s support under Governor Chukwuma Soludo for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027 under the banner, “Progressives Working Together.”
However, they stated categorically that the alliance is strictly for President Tinubu’s re-election and does not amount to a merger between the two political parties.
They demanded clear boundaries to protect APGA candidates contesting from the Senate to the State Assembly levels, while also calling for regular training programmes for women leaders to prepare them for the 2027 elections and beyond.
Addressing the gathering, the State Chairman of APGA, Chief Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, announced plans by the party to inaugurate APGA women leaders across all polling units in the state.
Obi-Okoye explained that the initiative would enable the women leaders to work with party executives at the grassroots level towards achieving the party’s action plans during elections.
In her remarks, the Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Mrs Chiamaka Nnake, charged women to take the lead in shaping their future by actively participating in politics and occupying strategic positions where decisions affecting society are made.
