Aisha Buhari to host African First Ladies General Assembly Nov. 22 in Abuja
The Nigeria`s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, will on Monday, November 22, convene the General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja.
This was made known in a statement issued by Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, Special Assistant on Media to the first Lady on Saturday in Abuja,
Abdullahi noted that Mrs Buhari is expected during the event to perform the foundation laying ceremony of the Permanent Secretariat of the Mission to be attended by the visiting African first ladies.
According to him, the first lady after holding a meeting with the executive members of the Mission will also declare open the General Assembly of the Mission, which will be attended by all delegates.
Special Assistant on Media to the first Lady explained that the event would featured a fund raising dinner to be attended by the first ladies, Captains of Industry, as well as development partners to raise funds for the development of the Mission.
It was gathered that the AFLPM was established in 1997 as an umbrella body of wives of African Heads of State and Government for the purpose of playing a supportive role to the African Union, regional organisations, and national governments in fostering peace, reducing conflicts and their effects on the African continent.
The first ladies of Ghana, Burundi, Congo Brazzaville, Cote D`voire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Niger, Sao Tome and Pricipe, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Namibia are expected to be in attendance at the event in Abuja.