Tobi Adebayo
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ameer Sarkee has explained why he is running for the office of the party’s National Women Leader.
Speaking with BBC Hausa, Sarkee, who once contested for the post of women leader in a group known as Kwankwasiyya, said there was nothing wrong with wanting to lead women.
The 26-year-old who hails from Kano stated further that he was getting encouragement from women on social media.
“Ever since I was a child when I saw a woman in need of help I tried to help her – like helping them to carry their loads or buying them something – and that’s why I wanted to be the female leader of our party.
“Some people ask me why I am running for the post and my answer is ‘God created men to guide the affairs of women. So it is not a bad thing for me to want to lead women especially given that I mean well for them.
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“The biggest challenge I face is gaining the trust of women; some are jealous of seeing me lead them, others think I’m going to take what belongs to them but it’s not.
“At the same time I am getting encouragement from women, even yesterday some women’s groups came to show their support for me and many of them are supporting me on social media,” Ameer Sarkee said
