NIGERIA’S FIRST LADY ELECTED MEMBER OF OAFLAD STEERING COMMITTEE

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has been elected as a member of the Steering Committee of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD). This development took place at the 29th Ordinary General Assembly of the organization, currently underway in Addis Ababa, on the sidelines of the 38th African Union Summit Ordinary Session.

The SSA Media to the First Lady of Nigeria, Busola Kukoyi, in a statement, noted that Senator Tinubu joins the 8-member Steering Committee as one of the two members representing West Africa. Other member nations elected to the committee include Sierra Leone, Angola, Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo.

Kukoyi stated that Senator Tinubu will serve in this new position for a two-year tenure. As a strong voice within OAFLAD, the First Lady is expected to further drive the organization’s advocacy initiatives towards realizing its 2025-2030 Strategic Framework.