Nigeria: Idele Commends Tinubu for Appointment, Pledges Effective Women Mobilisation for 2027

What the report says

Dr Mary Idele has welcomed her appointment as Secretary of the Women Mobilisation Directorate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council, according to Leadership, which was republished by AllAfrica. The report says she described the role as a responsibility to help advance the president’s political agenda and support the administration’s Renewed Hope programme.

In Abuja, Idele said she would draw on her background in grassroots engagement, women’s empowerment, organisational coordination and political mobilisation to help organise women ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election. She said the directorate’s task is to build a broad mobilisation structure and strengthen participation among women at community level.

Idele also pledged to work with women leaders, party members and other stakeholders across the country to improve coordination and support for Tinubu. The article presents her appointment as part of the campaign council’s effort to deepen outreach to women, whom she described as an important force in Nigeria’s electoral process.

The broader context is Nigeria’s early political organising for 2027, where party structures often begin building support years before the vote. As reported by Leadership, Idele said she intended to justify the confidence placed in her through loyalty, hard work and effective delivery of the mandate.