The Office of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader, Hajia Falilat Ronke Mohammed, on Wednesday organized a one-day leadership and capacity-building workshop for local government party leaders to enhance grassroots mobilization ahead of upcoming electoral contests.
The training, themed “Empowering Grassroots Women: How to Vote and Be Voted For,” held at the IWCC Hall in Oko-Erin, Ilorin, bringing together female party leaders, mobilizers, and stakeholders across all 16 local government areas of Kwara State.
Delivering the opening address, Hajia Falilat Ronke Mohammed emphasized that political knowledge remains a vital tool for women aiming to secure and excel in leadership positions.
She noted that women who actively prepare and contest for elective offices display greater empowerment than those passively appointed, charging the 16 local government women leaders to recognize their role as the backbone of community organization and step up to build resilient grassroots structures across the state.
Speaking on behalf of Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Nafisat Musa Buge, highlighted the administration’s track record of gender inclusion and youth empowerment.
She contrasted current political opportunities with past administrations that excluded women from key governance roles, urging participants to maximize the ongoing capacity training to consolidate the progressive party’s victory and sustain the Governor’s developmental legacy.
Further remarks were delivered by the immediate past Commissioner for Water Resources and former Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Dr. Abdulmaliq Mopelola Risikatullahi who focused on political education and strategic voter engagement.
She advised women leaders to leverage their interpersonal strengths by maintaining constant contact with community members, offering support, and conducting door-to-door mobilization on election days.
Representing the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Chief (Mrs.) Afolashade Oluwakemi Opeyemi, the Director of Child Development in the ministry, Hajia Alabi Amida Idiat, urged female politicians to deploy their collective influence to build strategic networks across workplaces, residential areas, and civic groups.
Reaffirming the party’s strategic vision, the Kwara State APC women leadership pledged to sustain continuous capacity-building initiatives, ensuring that female political participation translates into strategic electoral victories across all levels of government.