Vote for competence, not gender, says APC female senatorial aspirant

Lagos state businesswoman , Mrs Adesola Elegbede , on Friday advised voters to choose competence over gender while making electoral choices .
Elegbede gave the advice on Friday in Lagos state , while declaring interest in the Lagos West senatorial seat on the platform of All Progressives Congress .
She said that she was prepared to fiight for the interest of indegent members of the senatorial district .

“A lot of women are fond of creating the impression that they deserve pity and electoral support simply because they are women .
“Both men and women are equally endowed and should be elected based on competence and capacity,” she said .
Elegbe promised members of her constituency that she would make visible impact if elected as senator .
“The major reason why I am entering this race is because representation of Lagos West , presently , is not efficient, and I am prepared to change this ,’ she said .
The aspirant urged the leadership of APC to create a level playing field for all aspirants in the spirit of fairness .
Elegbede , shortly after her address , headed for Abuja for the screening exercise of the APC for all aspirants .