By DAVID IORJA, Abuja
Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, the Wife of the Nigerian President, will arrive Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso today to attend a High-Level Regional Seminar on Cancer, slated for 1st and 2nd August 2018.
A statement in Abuja by Suleiman Haruna, Director of Information to Wife of the President, said the Seminar will be hosted by the First Lady of Burkina Faso, Mrs. Sika Kabore in partnership with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
The seminar, with theme Promoting Cancer Awareness and Advocacy Programmes in Africa Member States of the OIC is a follow up to the Special Session on the First Ladies Leadership on Cancer Control held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2016, which committed to equipping the first ladies with tools to ensure leadership in combatting cancer through advocacy and strengthening cooperation.
According to the statement, Mrs. Buhari is accompanied on this assignment by Wife of Governor of Niger State, Dr. Amina Bello.