By Balikis Ajoyo
Women mobilisers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the 18 wards of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have pledged to intensify grassroots mobilisation for the party’s candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The women leaders made the commitment on Tuesday during a strategic meeting held in Amoyo, Ifelodun Local Government Area, with particular focus on grassroots engagement and support for the APC candidate for Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun Federal Constituency, Dr. Rafiu Ajakaye.
Speaking at the meeting, APC stakeholder in Ifelodun and leader of the women mobilisers, Alhaja Barakat Atunshe, described the gathering as central to the party’s grassroots mobilisation efforts, stressing that the meeting was designed to strengthen coordination among the women leaders and provide a platform for them to engage communities and canvass support for APC candidates.
The meeting was attended by the APC candidate Dr. Ajakaye, Ifelodun LG APC Chairman, Hon. Babatunde Surajudeen, APC chieftains Dr. Babatunde Salami, Hon. Shiloh Awobimpe, among others.
In his remarks, Dr. Ajakaye appreciated the women for what he described as their tremendous support, urging them to sustain their engagement and campaign for all APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
He pledged, “if elected I will provide an effective representation and ensure fair treatment and inclusion of women in my constituency engagements”.
The APC candidate also pledged to remain accessible to constituents and prioritise their interests while charging them to work for the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kwara APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Rt. Hon. Saliu Yakubu Danladi and all National and State House of Assembly candidates.
Also speaking, former Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government and APC chieftain, Dr. Babatunde Salami, urged the women mobilisers to take the message of Ajakaye’s candidacy to the grassroots.
Dr. Salami urged them to intensify their mobilisation across the wards and work for the success of Ajakaye and other APC candidates in the 2027 elections.
The meeting, meanwhile, provided an avenue for the women leaders to discuss grassroots engagement, mobilisation structures and their role in communicating the party’s message to the electorates across each wards ahead of the polls.