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We’ve been used and dumped, APC 2023 women campaign group sends message to Tinubu
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Members of the now-defunct All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Campaign Council have expressed their frustration and disappointment with President Bola Tinubu over what they describe as a glaring lack of appointments for women in key government positions.
The women, who played a critical role in mobilizing support for the APC during the 2023 election campaigns, feel abandoned by the President following his election.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the group’s spokesperson, Elizabeth Ofuani Otunbalogun, did not hold back in her criticism.
She accused President Tinubu of failing to honour his campaign promises regarding gender inclusivity, leaving the women who worked tirelessly for his success feeling “used and dumped.”
Otunbalogun pointed out that during his campaign, President Tinubu had pledged to increase women’s participation in governance to at least 35%, as outlined in the National Gender Policy of 2006. However, the reality has fallen far short of this promise.
According to Otunbalogun, women have been grossly underrepresented in the President’s appointments so far.
“Our research shows that in 2023, only 12% of the appointments made by the President were women. In 2024, the figure remains dismal, with just 12 out of 99 appointments being women,” she stated.
She further criticized the President for not fulfilling his campaign pledge to reward those who delivered results at their polling units, particularly the women’s wing of the party, which she said has been neglected.
The members of the APC Women Campaign Council called on President Tinubu to address the imbalance in his appointments and to ensure that women are given the roles they were promised.
Otunbalogun urged the President to make up the deficit in women’s appointments, stressing the importance of gender inclusivity in governance.
“This is crucial for correcting the anomaly and ensuring women’s participation in governance,” Otunbalogun emphasized.
Adesotu Vera, another member of the group, also voiced her concerns, calling on the President to remember the contributions of women who have been loyal to the party.
She emphasized the need for the 35% affirmative action to be implemented and urged the President to recognize the women who campaigned tirelessly for the APC.
“We are pleading with the President to consider our plight. Thirty-five percent affirmative action should be implemented,” Vera said.
“We are not looking at any position in particular. Mr. President knows the best qualifications for women. A lot of women worked for the party over the years during the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari,” she added.
Vera further stressed that many of these women are highly educated and capable of taking on leadership roles within the government.
“Those women should be located, found, and they should be brought on board. They have all it takes. We want to be board members too. He should fix women into positions of authority for them to empower themselves,” she concluded
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has slashed its fuel pump price for the second time within four days.
A market survey on Saturday by DAILY POST showed that NNPCL retail outlets around Airport Junction and Wuse Zone 6 (Berger) in Abuja have reduced their petrol price to N1210 per litre, down from N1260.
This means that the state-owned oil firm slashed the petrol price by N50 per litre.
This comes barely two days after Dangote Refinery reduced its petrol gantry price by N50 to N1,125 per litre.
Recall that four days ago, NNPCL had adjusted its fuel price pump by N75 per litre to N1260.
With the latest drop by NNPCL retail outlets, petrol prices stand between N1210 per litre and N1305 per litre in Abuja and its environs.
The reduction in domestic fuel comes amid falling crude oil prices, which stand at $69 per barrel and $71 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude, respectively, following the easing of the conflict in the Middle East.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu has kept mum amid the clamour by Nigerians for a commensurate drop in domestic fuel pump prices due to the significant reduction in crude oil prices.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the Federal High Court judgment that set aside an earlier order directing it to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party.
INEC revealed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the Chairman, Adedayo Oketola.
According to the commission, although it is aware of media reports on the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on June 26, it cannot comment on the ruling until it obtains and reviews the certified copy.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is aware of reports circulating in the media regarding the judgment delivered on Friday, June 26, 2026, by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which set aside an earlier order concerning the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
“However, as of this moment, the Commission has not yet received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the court’s order,” the statement said.
INEC stated that its legal department would study the judgment upon receipt of the CTC before advising the commission on the next course of action.
“Once the Commission’s legal department receives and thoroughly studies the CTC of the judgment, INEC will take an informed, lawful decision in line with the court’s directives.
“Until then, we cannot comment on the specifics of the ruling, and the public is urged to await the Commission’s formal position on the matter,” Oketola added.
Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja had on Friday set aside the court’s December 10, 2025, judgment directing INEC to register the NDC as a political party.
The court held that the rights of the Peace Movement Party were affected by the earlier judgment because it was not joined in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in securing the registration order.
Justice Dashen consequently ordered that all parties be restored to the positions they occupied before the December 2025 judgment and directed that the substantive suit be heard afresh with all necessary parties joined.
The NDC has rejected the ruling and announced plans to appeal the decision. Its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, maintained that the party had not been deregistered and argued that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to revisit a matter on which it had already delivered a final judgment.
The ruling has also attracted reactions from opposition figures, including the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Dickson, and other stakeholders, who described the decision as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy and vowed to challenge it through all available legal channels.
INEC, however, maintained that it would reserve its position on the judgment until it receives and reviews the Certified True Copy.
A joint police operation rescued five victims abducted near Ogbere Forest in Ogun state on Wednesday.
They were rescued within 25 hours by the Lagos and Ogun Police Commands, which were part of a joint operation codenamed KOSAYE, meaning “No Space” in Yoruba.
The woman was among the victims who were shot in the incident. Her daughter and sister were among those rescued by the police on Thursday.
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