African First Ladies Hail Mrs Tinubu’s Alternative High School Programme

By Timothy Choji

Members of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) have praised the reintroduction of the Alternative High School for Girls by Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, as a strategic intervention capable of improving the lives of women. They made these comments at a high-level dinner on empowering Africa’s future through education, which was hosted by the organisation in partnership with a nongovernmental organisation, TheirWorld.

The event was held to welcome the First Ladies attending the ongoing 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The First Ladies of African countries noted that with education, the girl child and women would be better positioned for greater productivity and more value.

The high-level dinner, focused on empowering Africa’s future through education, was hosted by OAFLAD in partnership with TheirWorld and was chaired by former First Lady of the United Kingdom, Sarah Brown. The event acknowledged the interventions by Nigeria’s First Lady in education and childbirth registration.

More of the First Lady’s interventions in education, women empowerment, and health are scheduled for peer review as her engagement at UNGA continues. The event also featured a special celebration of the Nigerian First Lady’s 64th birthday by members of OAFLAD.

Dominica Nwabufo