“We Have Been Used And Dumped” – Bayelsa APC Women Lament

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

Bayelsa women have decried their continued neglect and exclusion by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, despite their huge sacrifices during the 2023 electioneering campaigns.

The women under the aegis of Bayelsa All Progressive Congress Women Forum BAPCWF, led by a former Director General of NAPTIP Julie Donli, noted that despite the avalanche of professionals and seasoned  technocrats within its fold, the APC led Government at the centre has continued to act as if they do not exist.

In a statement issued on  Monday, June 9, 2025, in Abuja, the APC women group, urged the President to take steps to integrate and give its members their rightful place in his administration.

According to Donli, the group has enough qualified professionals to add value to the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Adminstration.

This is just as it urged the APC as a Party to factor its members into any future plans for  political appointments, noting that they weathered so  much storm and made significant contributions to the electoral success of the party.

Donli insisted that the women’s demand for a fair treatment is in tandem with the wider agitation for adequate representation of women in the governance space of the country.

The women also appealed to the President to make good his  electioneering promise of ensuring enough women participation in his administration.

Two years down the line, the women regretted that not enough has been done to incorporate them into the scheme of things despite the critical roles they played towards APC’s electoral success.

“We gave everything including time, resources, and energy with some paying the ultimate price just to ensure the victory of Mr President.

“Now, we are two years into the life of the adminstration we assisted in delivering, yet not a single one of us has been appointed ,or acknowledged.

“Our women have not been compensated for all their pains, and sacrifices. We feel neglected.

“As Bayelsa APC women, we want to advocate that we should be carried along in all the Party’s activities not just in the state ,but at the Federal level.

“We are closer to the party women at the grassroots, the largest voting bloc in the State, and so our demography should not be neglected”, Donli stated .

According to Donli, there is the need for the President to rebuild the trust and confidence of the women with a view to boosting their morale.