The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday
launched a subtle campaign to rally support for President Goodluck
Jonathan's second term in office despite his claim that he would not
like to be distracted by the thought of whether or not he would run in
2015.It plans to mobilise five million women for his re-election, the party's National Women Leader, Dr. Kema Chikwe, said in Abuja.
This is coming as the wife of the president, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, defended her pet protect, The First Ladies Mission, stating it was aimed at improving the status of Nigerian women and providing employment opportunities for Nigerians.
Chikwe, at the launch of an almanac highlighting PDP women in politics, said: "We are even confident that when President Goodluck Jonathan returns in 2015, women would be talking about 50 per cent (of political post for women) no longer 35 per cent."As we give unequivocal, undiluted, unreserved and unlimited support and as we march with him to 2015, PDP women will reach the Promised Land."According to her, the party would mobilise five million women for Jonathan's re-election through an internet-based programme.
"The PDP E-Women Network is a cyber driven platform geared towards the mobilisation of professional social media savvy young women to get involved in politics."Already, about 25,000 e-women have been mobilised. The target is to mobilise five million professional women by 2015," she added.She told the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, who represented Jonathan at the occasion that he should tell the president that PDP women are behind him.
"Tell him those PDP women in every nook and cranny, wherever we are, young or old, beautiful or ugly, tall or short, small or big, we are chatting to Nigerians: all we are saying, give us Goodluck," she told Anyim.Chikwe said Jonathan had not only increased the slots for women in public offices to 35 per cent, he had also assigned women ministers to ministries that were hitherto the exclusive preserve of men.
This is coming as the wife of the president, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, defended her pet protect, The First Ladies Mission, stating it was aimed at improving the status of Nigerian women and providing employment opportunities for Nigerians.
Chikwe, at the launch of an almanac highlighting PDP women in politics, said: "We are even confident that when President Goodluck Jonathan returns in 2015, women would be talking about 50 per cent (of political post for women) no longer 35 per cent."As we give unequivocal, undiluted, unreserved and unlimited support and as we march with him to 2015, PDP women will reach the Promised Land."According to her, the party would mobilise five million women for Jonathan's re-election through an internet-based programme.
"The PDP E-Women Network is a cyber driven platform geared towards the mobilisation of professional social media savvy young women to get involved in politics."Already, about 25,000 e-women have been mobilised. The target is to mobilise five million professional women by 2015," she added.She told the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, who represented Jonathan at the occasion that he should tell the president that PDP women are behind him.
"Tell him those PDP women in every nook and cranny, wherever we are, young or old, beautiful or ugly, tall or short, small or big, we are chatting to Nigerians: all we are saying, give us Goodluck," she told Anyim.Chikwe said Jonathan had not only increased the slots for women in public offices to 35 per cent, he had also assigned women ministers to ministries that were hitherto the exclusive preserve of men.
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