A former Commissioner for Women Affairs in Kwara State, Hon Mopelola AbdulMalik, has revealed that women in the state are intensifying plans to secure the six Federal House of Representatives seats under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
AbdulMalik disclosed this during a popular radio programme in Ilorin, the state capital, where she spoke on the progress of women in politics and their plans for the next electoral cycle.
According to her, the goal is to consolidate the remarkable progress the 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 oars.
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 noted that the six House of Representatives seats target is in addition to efforts to increase women’s presence in the Kwara State House of Assembly from the current six to at least ten members by 2027.
“The record set by His Excellency, 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.
AbdulMalik expressed confidence 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.
