Wife
of Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, Dr Abisola Sodipo-Clark,
on Monday, said she was qualified to contest any political seat in Ogun
State.
She
said this while fielding questions from newsmen, shortly after her
visit to the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state,
which confirmed speculations that she was eyeing a senatorial seat in
Ogun Central senatorial district, a seat formerly occupied by her
friend, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello.
Dr
Shodipo-Clark, who hails from Abeokuta North Local Government Area of
the state, said the purpose of her visit was to consult with leaders of
the party and also to renew her membership card.
The
chairperson of the governing board, National Ear Hospital, Kaduna,
commended Nigerian women for their role in nation-building and insisted
that she was eminently qualified to contest any political seat in her
home state in 2015.
She
was received by the state party chairman, Chief Adebayo Dayo and
secretary, Alhaji Semiu Shodipo, among other members of the party.
She
said, “I’m not going to say no and I’m not going to say yes. What I’m
here for is to consult. I’m somebody that believes in wide consultation
and I believe that if somebody is going to take a step
in a democracy,
you need to consult with your leaders, with your elders and with other
women, so that when we join hands together, things can be built up
properly.
“Therefore,
I’m here to pick the card but I’m also interested in consultations. But
in saying that, I am eminently qualified for any position I am asked to
take. I’m a medical doctor, also I have many chieftaincy titles from
this state, I’m a former commissioner for health in this state, I’m a
WHO Fellow. I’m also a chairman of a teaching hospital, so I’m eminently
qualified in many areas to be called upon to do anything.
“Women
are family builders. Therefore, they should also move towards being
nation-builders as well. I am pleased that in this government of
President Goodluck Jonathan, we are now having over 35 per cent of women
being represented at the executive level. I believe this should be
replicated at every level of governance and also of private structures."
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