Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Thursday to join her counterpart, Fatima Jannie-Bio, to mark this year’s UN Day Against Rape and Girl-Child Exploitation.
Senator Tinubu was received on arrival by Jannie-Bio, with the duo taking a boat ride into Freetown, the capital.
In Freetown, they were welcomed by Nigerian and Sierra Leonean cultural troupes.
A programme of the activities showed that the day would be marked on November 18 with activities that would centre on gender-based violence, girl-child exploitation and rape in Africa.
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The activities will focus on building a coalition against the challenges across the African continent.
In the course of the activities, Tinubu and her counterpart from Angola, Ana Dias Lourenco, and Jannie-Bio are expected to sign a commitment to lend their voices to the struggle against the vices while seeking succour for the victims.
“The event will mark a new era for Africans, especially women, against challenges confronting them,” she told NAN in Freetown on arrival.
She applauded her Sierra Leonean counterpart for the effort toward a better life for women.
Tinubu said: “I am proud of what she has done for women here; the impact is massive.
“One may not really know what she has done now, but posterity will be kind to her.
“The people would remember her as someone who did much for them.”