Profile Picture: Muhammadu
First Name: Muhammadu
Last Name: Buhari
Preferred Party: 14 All Progressives Congress
Office Being Contested: Presidential
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First Name: Muhammadu
Last Name: Buhari
Preferred Party: 14 All Progressives Congress
Office Being Contested: Presidential
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APC affirms that no society can make progress where it is divided almost equally along gender lines with one half strong, dominant politically and economically powerful, while the other half languishes in weakness, alienation disadvantages, discrimination and economic incapacity.

A. APC will put place measures that will ensure active participating of women in politics

B. Strengthen the institutional capacity of Women Commissions and Agencies at Federal and State levels to enable greater effectiveness in their co-ordination of women development matters in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Women and Social Development.

C. Present orientation programmes aimed at securing greater political awareness of women in their effective participation in the decision making process at the levels.

D. Take appropriate measures to empower and integrate women into the overall development process, including their participation in agricultural, handicraft, small-scale ventures, health and family life, industry and commerce by building their capacity through training, skill acquisition and child orientation.

E. Give special attention and effective support to recognized professional women organizations and encourage them to reach out to disadvantaged urban women in the informal Sector as well as rural women in the villages and communities. Support Civic Education Targeted at young women and women professionals to get them more actively involved in politics.

F. Increase and diversity formal education and training opportunities of women and girls, within the context of overall national planning for manpower needs, to equip them for greater participation in the political and economic opportunities available to them.

G. Combat illiteracy among women by providing functional literacy and adult education programmes in local languages, with a view to increasing awareness of their civic responsibilities and various political and economic opportunities available to them.

H. Support Women associations that cut across ethic linguistic, religious or other sectional barriers.

I. Encourage women organization to make extensive use of discussion for a mass media communication tools or educate and enlighten the public on the values and potential of women.

J. Encourage relevant Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) whose primary focus is on the development and advancement of women in Nigeria.

K. Encourage female political aspirants by making nomination forms free for them, and encourage quotas for women participation

L. Make efforts so that women occupy up to 30% in party structures and government.

M. Promote the Party Women's wing to have a respected and organized voice in influencing policy and mobilization of citizens.

N. Include gender as component of federal character.

O. Promote women's interest in agriculture to enhance the role of women farmers and facilitate access to land, finance, technology and market.

P. Guarantee the protection of children, particularly of rights of the vulnerable like street children, trafficked children, children with disabilities, children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, and criminalize child labour.

Q. Support the Nigerian Women's Charter that details policy expectations and commitment on issues related to the improvement of the lives of Nigerians women.

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