He promised not to betray the confidence he enjoyed from women, saying “You will not regret your confidence in this administration.”
Tinubu spoke when he received in the audience the All Progressives Congress Women Leaders in the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, led by the APC National Woman Leader, Dr. Betta Edu.
Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Thursday titled ‘Enough is enough, we are taking our country back, Tinubu assures Nigerian women’.
The President also assured the women that issues of security, the healthcare system, and industrialisation would be top priorities of his administration.
He declared that his administration was already implementing several policies and programmes that would positively impact the citizens.
This, he stated, includes the Students’ Loan Scheme, which he said would ensure their children enjoy a stable academic calendar in their respective tertiary institutions.
“We have established a scholarship scheme that would guarantee their four years of tertiary education,” he further said.
“Security is paramount in my administration’s agenda because women bear the cost of insecurity anywhere in the world. Issues of insecurity are being discussed at the highest level and this administration will ensure that insecurity is halted immediately.
“Medicare is another. We will ensure that health facilities are revamped and we will pursue this with vigour. Industrialisation is yet another priority as your children and relations will gain employment,” President Tinubu stated.
While appreciating the women leaders for the visit, he praised them for their support during the campaigns and elections, adding that they all deserve awards for their efforts.
With his new role as ECOWAS Chairman, Tinubu told the visiting women that though his emergence would place on him additional responsibility, it would spur him to work even harder.
“We will continue to strive for a better Nigeria. You will not regret your confidence in this administration,” he said.
The President reaffirmed his administration’s open-door policy, explaining that Nigeria’s unity is essential and central to his mind.
He advised the women leaders to be accommodating of others from other parties, who, having seen the silver lining and the brighter future that lies ahead, are now willing to come on board.
He also tasked the APC women leaders to educate the citizens on the policies and programmes of his administration with the awareness that the present difficulties are temporary.
“You understand better, you are better coordinators, and you know how to multitask.
“The gains of the subsidy removal will be channeled to better the lives of Nigerians from the few that have been fleecing the nation,” the President said.
Earlier, APC National Woman Leader, Edu, stated that the women had come to congratulate the President on his victory at the polls, for the several good policies of his administration, and for his election as ECOWAS Chairman at the last Summit.
She also appealed to the president to consider more women for appointments to government positions.
