2027: Kwara APC women target six House of Reps seats

By Muyideen Aliyu, Ilorin

A former Kwara State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Mopelola AbdulMalik Bashir, has planned to intensify efforts to secure the six Federal House of Representatives seats for Kwara women under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.

Bashir made this known over the weekend during a popular radio programme, “Etowa” on Sobi FM, where she spoke on the progress of women in politics and their plans for the next electoral cycle to ensure inclusiveness for the womenfolk.

According to her, “The goal is to consolidate the remarkable progress Kwara women have achieved under the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, by moving from state-level representation to significant presence at the federal legislature.”

“Kwara women are not resting on their progress. We are marching forward in 2027 to consolidate by lobbying for the six Federal House of Representatives seats at the National Assembly,” she said.

She further noted that the six Federal House of Representatives targets are in addition to the efforts towards increasing women’s presence in the State House of Assembly from the current six to at least ten members by 2027.

“The record set by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in 2019 with 50% women in the cabinet, and that of 2023 with the highest number of women in the State Assembly, will be consolidated in 2027 with six women at the Federal House of Representatives,” she added.

Bashir expressed hope that Kwara women possess the capacity, competence, and organisational strength to achieve the target, saying they are mobilising, lobbying, and building alliances within the ruling party to make it a reality.

“We believe women have all it takes, and we are doing all that is necessary to achieve this aim,” she said, adding that politics is about numbers, and with the strength of the women, it will be done,” she stressed.

While reiterating the commitment to mobilise the electorate and the women for the agenda, the former commissioner noted that relevant stakeholders would be mobilised towards achieving the goals, pointing out that the forthcoming election provides the necessary opportunity to realise the ambition.