August 26, (THEWILL) – The Wife of the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and the APC governorship candidate for the Bayelsa State November 11 election, Mrs Alayingi Sylva, has commissioned the Bayelsa State APC Women Campaign Council Secretariat situated along Isaac Boro Expressway, Kpansia, Yenagoa.
In her remarks after cutting the tape to officially declare the secretariat open, Mrs. Sylva said the provision of the campaign council secretariat is a recognition of the hard work the women have done for the party over the years, which she noted will provide space, strength and empowerment to spread the message of Chief Timipre Sylva to win the governorship election in the State.
The former Bayelsa First Lady informed women that a labourer is entitled to his/her wages and urged them to make good use of the office space to hold meetings, and campaign vigorously to enable the party to win the election.
She thanked the State Party Chairman, Chief Dr. Dennis Otiotio Odoni for recognising the efforts made by the women to reposition the party and urged them to redouble efforts while promising that the women would be adequately rewarded when Sylva is elected into office.
On her part, the Deputy Chairman of the Campaign Council, who is the Wife of the Deputy Governorship Candidate, Mrs. Sarah Joshua Maciver, enjoined the women to make maximum use of the Secretariat, come together in love and unity and encouraged them to support Chief Timipre Sylva’s gubernatorial ambition.
Also speaking, the Director General of the campaign council, Barr. Julie Donli Okar, OON, said the secretariat contains 16 office spaces, which will enable women to plan, network, strategise and work for the party to win the election.
She thanked Mrs. Alayingi Sylva for inaugurating the secretariat and commended the women for their commitment to supporting the party over the years.
In their separate speeches, the APC State Women Leader, Mrs Ebiere Akpobosa and the South-South Zonal Women Leader, Hon. Mrs. Cythia Asamaowei Princewill, urged the women to galvanize grassroots support to deliver Chief Timipre Sylva as the next governor of Bayelsa State and thanked the well-meaning individual who donated the building to the party.
In his remarks, the State APC Chairman, Barr. Dr Dennis Otiotio, stated that the secretariat is a way of thanking the women for their hard work and creating an enabling environment for women to hold regular meetings while emphasising that the office will be open 24 hours.
He tasked the women to show dedication and commitment to deliver the party candidate and prove to the donor of the building that his efforts in supporting the party would not be in vain.
The wife of the current Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Mrs. Susan Waibodei Lokpobiri, was among the dignitaries present at the occasion.
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