The National Alliance of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria (NAMWAN) has set a target of mobilising 10 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, with its national president, Dr Sameera Abubakar Abdullahi, calling for greater political recognition and support for Muslim women.
Abdullahi announced the target at a gathering of Muslim women leaders, representatives of about 20 women’s associations and Islamic scholars in Abuja on Thursday, October 22, 2026, saying the association had two million members with Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). 
Abdullahi said Muslim women had contributed significantly to political mobilisation and electoral participation but had not received adequate recognition in leadership appointments and policy decisions. She urged the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) and other Tinubu support groups to provide the institutional and financial backing needed to expand the association’s grassroots mobilisation ahead of the elections. 
The association said it had established a national network of Muslim women’s organisations to coordinate their political participation and strengthen their engagement with decision-makers.
Abdullahi called on the APC-PCC and other support groups to assist the association with funding, transportation and skills acquisition programmes to enable its members to reach rural communities, conduct advocacy and implement empowerment initiatives.
“We need support from the PCC, the Asiwaju support groups and the Director-General himself. We know our strength, our drive and what we can contribute to society,” she said.
She said NAMWAN’s activities were funded largely through personal contributions and support from member organisations, despite the scale of its planned mobilisation and community engagement.
Beyond electoral participation, the association said it wanted Muslim women to have a stronger voice in governance and national development. It called for improved access to education, vocational training, affordable financing and healthcare, particularly for rural women, widows and other vulnerable groups.
Abdullahi said the association was established to unite Muslim women’s organisations without undermining their individual identities, creating a coordinated platform through which their concerns could be communicated to policymakers.
She added that the group’s mission extended beyond elections to promoting women’s economic independence, leadership and participation in national development, arguing that engagement with women should continue before, during and after elections.
As part of its plans, NAMWAN announced that it would convene a gathering of 1,000 Muslim women leaders to engage with the APC-PCC leadership and seek an audience with Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to discuss women’s development and possible areas of collaboration.
The Abuja gathering featured Islamic scholars and political figures, including the national chairman of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Dr Abdullahi Bala Lau, who chaired the occasion, and the organisation’s secretary-general, Sheikh Dr Muhammad Kabir Haruna Gombe, who delivered the keynote address.
Abdullahi announced the target at a gathering of Muslim women leaders, representatives of about 20 women’s associations and Islamic scholars in Abuja on Thursday, October 22, 2026, saying the association had two million members with Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). 
Abdullahi said Muslim women had contributed significantly to political mobilisation and electoral participation but had not received adequate recognition in leadership appointments and policy decisions. She urged the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) and other Tinubu support groups to provide the institutional and financial backing needed to expand the association’s grassroots mobilisation ahead of the elections. 
The association said it had established a national network of Muslim women’s organisations to coordinate their political participation and strengthen their engagement with decision-makers.
Abdullahi called on the APC-PCC and other support groups to assist the association with funding, transportation and skills acquisition programmes to enable its members to reach rural communities, conduct advocacy and implement empowerment initiatives.
“We need support from the PCC, the Asiwaju support groups and the Director-General himself. We know our strength, our drive and what we can contribute to society,” she said.
She said NAMWAN’s activities were funded largely through personal contributions and support from member organisations, despite the scale of its planned mobilisation and community engagement.
Beyond electoral participation, the association said it wanted Muslim women to have a stronger voice in governance and national development. It called for improved access to education, vocational training, affordable financing and healthcare, particularly for rural women, widows and other vulnerable groups.
Abdullahi said the association was established to unite Muslim women’s organisations without undermining their individual identities, creating a coordinated platform through which their concerns could be communicated to policymakers.
She added that the group’s mission extended beyond elections to promoting women’s economic independence, leadership and participation in national development, arguing that engagement with women should continue before, during and after elections.
As part of its plans, NAMWAN announced that it would convene a gathering of 1,000 Muslim women leaders to engage with the APC-PCC leadership and seek an audience with Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to discuss women’s development and possible areas of collaboration.
The Abuja gathering featured Islamic scholars and political figures, including the national chairman of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Dr Abdullahi Bala Lau, who chaired the occasion, and the organisation’s secretary-general, Sheikh Dr Muhammad Kabir Haruna Gombe, who delivered the keynote address.