Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Monday urged Nigerians, especially
women to re-elect the President in the 2015 election.
The First Lady said it is time for Nigerian women to show appreciation to President Jonathan by coming
out en mass to vote for him, for being gender sensitive by appointing women into key political offices.
She made the call while declaring open a two- day national conference on women and 2015 election in
Abuja.
The conference with the theme: “Making a Difference,” was put together by the Independent National
Electoral Commission, the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and the United Nations
Development Project (UNDP).
The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, who represented the First Lady, stated that women must
be ready to invest their time and resources to create more opportunities for their participations in policy
making as well contribute their quota to nation’s economic and political growth.
Ochekpe, who called on the National Assembly to implement the national policy for gender, however
charged women especially political aspirants to seize the opportunity of the conference to acquire
leadership trainings and be informed of the of the proper electoral processes that will improve the country.
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