APC women's team visits Kaduna hospitals ahead of campaign flag-off
- The APC women's mobilisation directorate visited two Kaduna hospitals ahead of the party's campaign flag-off.
- Dr Betta Edu said pregnant women get free maternal care, including caesarean sections, in selected hospitals.
- Some patients thanked the First Lady and pledged support for Tinubu and Shettima's re-election bid.
The women's wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign took its outreach to two hospitals in Kaduna, combining patient support with a push for the party's re-election ticket.
The Directorate of Women Mobilisation visited Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital and Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital, where its team met patients, health workers and hospital administrators.
The team was led by Dr Betta Edu and included Senators Binta Masi Garba and Abiodun Olujimi, as well as Hon. Elizabeth Ogenyi, Hon. Ada Ode and Hon. Gloria Akobundu. The Majority Leader of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Munirat Suleiman Tanimu, joined them.
Organisers said the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, directed the directorate to reach women and children in Kaduna hospitals ahead of the campaign rally flag-off.
What the team told patients
Edu said President Bola Tinubu's administration had introduced health reforms meant to make care cheaper and easier to reach. She said pregnant women were receiving free maternal healthcare in selected hospitals, covering delivery, caesarean sections and medicines.
She also pointed to subsidised kidney dialysis and cancer treatment, and praised the First Lady's Renewed Hope Initiative for training midwives and providing equipment.
According to the organisers, some patients thanked the President and the First Lady for the visit. They also praised the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the federal student loan scheme, saying it had eased the burden on families paying for tertiary education.
Some of the patients said they would back a Tinubu–Shettima ticket in 2027, hoping free maternal care would continue and grow.
Why it matters
Hospital bills are a heavy burden for many Nigerian families, and maternal care is often the biggest cost a young household faces. Promises of free delivery and surgery are the kind of message that travels fast in markets and antenatal clinics.
For the APC, the Kaduna visit is also political groundwork: the party is using welfare programmes to make its case to women and low-income voters ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Nigerians will want to see whether the free maternal services and subsidised treatments reach hospitals outside the cities, and whether the campaign promises survive beyond election season.
