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The Kano State governor’s wife has urged Nigerian women to participate fully in the ongoing voter registration exercise. Sayyada Halima Ibrahim Shekarau, who holds the traditional title of Garkuwar Nakassasu (defender of the disabled) also called on physically challenged individuals to equally fulfill this civic responsibility which, she said, is mandatory for all eligible citizens.
Mrs. Shekarau spoke shortly after she registered at the Government House polling unit, Kano.
“When the health system is not working, it is women that suffer the more for it. When children stay at home because they could not go to school, the repercussion is mostly felt by their mothers,” she said.
She equally admonished the physically challenged members of the society not to let their disabilities hinder them from participating in the registration exercise. She then called on all Nigerians to make good use of their voter’s card by electing credible leaders who can better the lot of the common person, soliciting support of Nigerians to vote for her husband, Ibrahim Shekarau as the next president of the county.
“From what I know of Shekarau and from what he has done in Kano state over the last eight years, I believe he has the will and capacity to turn around Nigeria for the better. I believe he is the right person to get the votes of Nigerians,” she concluded.