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 organization’s highest decision-making body.
According to reports, Mrs. Tinubu will serve a two-year term in this role. Her election took place at the 29th Ordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD, held alongside the 38th African Union Summit Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa.
In a statement on Saturday, her spokesperson, Busola Kukoyi, confirmed the development. The newly elected OAFLAD president is Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio, while Angola’s First Lady, Ana Afonso Dias Lourenço, was elected vice president.
Other committee members include Malawi’s First Lady, Monica Chakwera; Kenya’s First Lady, Rachel Chebet Ruto; Ethiopia’s First Lady, Zinash Tayachew; Equatorial Guinea’s First Lady, Constancia Mangue Nsue Okomo; and the First Lady of Congo.
“She joins the 8- 8-member Steering Committee as one of the two members representing West Africa. 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.
“Senator Oluremi Tinubu who is already a strong voice within OAFLAD, the First Lady is expected to further carry the torch of the organization, driving its advocacy initiatives towards the realization of its 2025-2030 Strategic Framework,” the statement added.