By Patricia Amogu

The All Progressives Congress (APC) women in the South-East on Tuesday unveiled plans to hold a mega rally for mobilisation of support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections in Enugu on August 18.

The APC South-East Women Leader, Dr Oby Ajir, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja at a news conference organised by the National Coordinating Committee of the South-East Women Mega Rally and Empowerment Programme.

Ajir said the event would bring together women from Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states.

According to her, the rally, themed “One Region, One Vision, Victory for Tinubu 2027, “is also intended to mobilise support for the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.

She said the programme would also include an empowerment initiative for women, featuring grants and start-up support for traders, farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as the distribution of skills acquisition equipment.

Ajir added that participants would receive political leadership training aimed at encouraging greater involvement of women in elective and party positions.

Speaking at the event, Sen. Uche Ekwunife, a banker and a Nigerian politician who was recently a Senator representing the people of Anambra Central Senatorial District, said the rally would provide an opportunity for APC supporters in the zone to express support for Tinubu and publicise what she described as his administration’s achievements in the South-East.

Also, Mrs Ginika Florence-Tor, Principal Liaison Officer to the APC Deputy National Chairman (South-East), said women from the five South-East states were expected to participate in the programme.

Similarly, Dr Princess Akubundu, National Organising Secretary of the Tinubu Torch Bearers Group, said the organisers expected the rally to mobilise support for APC candidates in the 2027 elections.

The organisers said the event would combine political mobilisation with an empowerment programme targeted at women across different sectors of the economy.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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