The Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday called on women and the youth from the North-East to stay back at polling units and protect their votes during the 2019 general elections.
She stated this in Bauchi at the North-East Zonal Town Hall meeting for women and the youth which was organised by the Buhari Women and Youth Presidential Campaign Team.
The wife of the Vice-President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo who represented the wife of the president said “Her Excellency (Mrs Buhari) has asked me to tell you to take care of your PVCs so that on February 16, you can go to the polling units and vote for the APC.
“She has asked me to tell you that after voting, you must not go home. You must vote and wait for your votes to be counted.
“She has asked me to remind you of the children that go to school and get fed there and to remind you of the work done by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“She has asked me to remind you of the farmers that are benefitting from the anchor borrower’s programme, the farmers whose produce is being used to feed the children in school.”
She also quoted the President’s wife as ‘calling on the youth to shun violence before, during and after the general elections’.
