elected Mrs Sia Nyama Koroma, the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra
Leone as its new President.
The election was held at the emergency 8th summit of the organisation.
Mrs Koroma, who was represented by Prof. Khadija Hamdi, the First Lady
of the Saharawi Democratic Republic, pledged to ensure improved living
conditions for the women and children of Africa.
The outgoing President of the Mission, Nigeria's First Lady, Dame
Patience Jonathan, while handing over to the new president, said she
would continue to render her support to the organisation.
She then handed over the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of the land
belonging to the organisation located in Abuja and the two bank
accounts operated by Mission.
Mrs Jonathan commended the Mission for being in the vanguard of
protecting the rights of women and children on the continent.
She explained that under her leadership, the organisation was guided
by its objectives, including building the culture of peace and
development in Africa.
She said that the Mission had offered support and services to victims
of conflict and had used appropriate mechanisms and institutions to
protect women and children in armed conflict countries.
According to her, the countries include Mali, Kenya, Guinea Bissau and
the Saharawi Democratic Republic.
In his goodwill message, Prof. Nicholas Ada, the Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs I, lauded the achievements of the Mission under
Nigeria's First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan.
Recalling the euphoria that heralded the establishment of the
organisation in 1995, Ada said it had justified its existence.
He said that the organisation had rendered assistance to people,
especially women and children in conflict areas.
The minister urged the new AFLPM president to improve on the
achievements of her predecessor and thanked the other first ladies for
their contributions and support to Mrs Jonathan.
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the AFLPM is an
umbrella body of wives of African heads of state and governments .
It has the mandate to play a support role to the AU, regional
organisations and national governments in fostering peace and
mitigating conflicts on the continent.
--NAN
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