Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has been elected as a member of the Steering Committee of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), the highest decision making body of the organization.
The election took place at the 29th Ordinary General Assembly of the organization in Addis Ababa on the sideline of the 38th African Union Summit Ordinary Session.
Mrs Tinubu joins the 8- member Steering Committee as one of the two members representing West Africa.
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Other member nations elected include Sierra Leone whose First Lady is the new President of the Organization, Angola, whose First Lady is the Vice President, Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea and Congo.
Oluremi Tinubu will serve in the new position for a two year tenure.
A statement by the spokesperson of the wife of the president Busola Kukoyi says the president’s wife who is already a strong voice within OAFLAD, is expected to further carry the torch of the organization, driving its advocacy initiatives towards the realization of its 2025-2030 Strategic Framework.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
