African First Ladies are arriving in Nigeria ahead of the 9th General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) slated to hold on Monday, 22nd November 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital.
So far, Nigerian First Lady, Aisha Buhari has received Burundian First Lady, HE. Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, the First Lady of Congo Brazzaville, H.E Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, the First Lady of Sao Tome H.E Maria de Fatima Vila Nova and the First Lady of Sierra Leone, H.E Fatima Maada Bio.
Mrs. Buhari also received Hon. Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri (Mrs.) Minister of Defence and War Veterans, Zimbabwe, Hon. Mrs. Toure Nasseneba. Minister of Women, Family and Children, Côte d’Ivoire and H.E, Mrs. Naha Cheikh Sidiya, Minister of Social Action, Children, Mauritania.
It would be recalled that the AFLPM was established in 1997 as an umbrella body of wives of African Heads of State and Government to play a supportive role to the African Union, regional organisations, and national governments in fostering peace and reducing conflicts and their effects on the African continent.
Earlier, the Nigerian First Lady while receiving the Burundian First Lady, Madam Angeline Ndayubaha said the spouses of African heads of state and government are keen on reactivating the African First Ladies Peace Mission after long years of silence.
READ ALSO: AFLPM Summit: Aisha Buhari receives Burundian first lady
“ As you are aware, AFLPM has not been active for some time now, so we decided to revive it to give our contribution as mothers towards the development and peaceful coexistence in our continent,“ she said.
The event is expected to be attended by the first ladies of Ghana, Burundi, Congo Brazzaville, Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Namibia.
