Mogaji ( Hon) Seye Oladejo
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) proudly affirms that under the visionary leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigerian women have risen to new heights of empowerment, recognition, and participation in governance.
The Renewed Hope Agenda is not just rebuilding Nigeria’s economy – it is rewriting the history of women’s inclusion in public life, business, and leadership.
From the cabinet to the grassroots, from boardrooms to markets, and from classrooms to farms, Nigerian women today stand tall – not as spectators, but as equal stakeholders in the shaping of a greater nation.
From Promises to Performance: A President Who Walks His Talk
President Tinubu has once again shown that his words are not mere campaign rhetoric, but binding commitments to justice, fairness, and inclusivity. True to his record in Lagos – where women were entrusted with some of the most strategic offices in governance – he has replicated that legacy at the national level.
The composition of his cabinet, appointments across agencies, and empowerment programmes reflect a deep respect for competence and capacity rather than gender tokenism.
For the first time in Nigeria’s democratic history, women occupy some of the most powerful portfolios – steering the nation’s development agenda with distinction and integrity.
Empowerment Beyond Appointments
But President Tinubu’s commitment to women’s advancement goes far beyond appointments. His Renewed Hope Agenda is deliberately structured to expand economic access for women through initiatives such as CreditCorp, SME loan schemes, agricultural support programmes, and the renewed focus on technical and vocational training for female entrepreneurs.
The President understands that empowering a woman is empowering a nation. Through deliberate policies targeting financial inclusion, micro-credit access, and business formalization, the Renewed Hope government is transforming millions of women from mere dependents into wealth creators and job providers.
From rural cooperatives to urban startups, Nigerian women are becoming a force of economic stability and national productivity.
Lagos: The Proven Template of Female Inclusion
Lagos remains the cradle of this progressive ideology. Long before it became a national trend, Asiwaju Tinubu pioneered a model of governance that gave women a seat at the table – not as decoration, but as decision-makers. It was in Lagos that women first became deputy governors, chief judges, commissioners, and strategic party leaders under his watch. That tested and trusted model is now Nigeria’s reality under the Renewed Hope administration.
Opposition’s Hypocrisy and the Politics of Denial
It is laughable that the opposition, whose history is littered with exclusion and token representation, now attempts to question the gender balance of the APC government. The record speaks for itself. While others talk about women’s rights, President Tinubu has institutionalized women’s opportunities.
We remind detractors that the Renewed Hope Agenda is not a gender gimmick – it is a governance philosophy that recognizes that no nation can prosper when half its population is held back.
A Call to Women of Purpose
The Lagos APC calls on Nigerian women – professionals, artisans, farmers, entrepreneurs, and homemakers alike – to rally behind a President who has given them not just a voice, but power; not just a place, but prominence.
Under Tinubu, women are not waiting for the future – they are defining it. The Renewed Hope Agenda has given them access, agency, and authority like never before. Indeed, Nigerian women have never had it so good.
Mogaji ( Hon) Seye Oladejo
Lagos APC Spokesman
