Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has been elected as a member of the Steering Committee of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), the highest decision-making body of the organization.
Busola Kukoyi, Senior Special Assistant on Media to Mrs Tinubu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
Her election took place during the 29th Ordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD, currently ongoing in Addis Ababa, on the sidelines of the 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit.
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She joins the eight-member Steering Committee as one of two representatives from West Africa.
Other elected member nations include Sierra Leone, whose First Lady is the newly elected President of OAFLAD, along with Angola (Vice President), Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo.
Mrs Tinubu will serve a two-year tenure in this new role.
Already a prominent voice within OAFLAD, she is expected to further champion the organization’s advocacy initiatives, contributing to the realization of its 2025–2030 Strategic Framework.
