Nana Konadu leaves for first ladies conference at Abuja

Accra Greater Accra), 10th May ?99 ?

The First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings left Accra on Sunday for Abuja, Nigeria, at the head of an eight-member delegation to attend the second meeting of the African First Ladies Conference.

Members of the delegation included: Mrs. Ama Benyiwa-Doe, a Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Mrs. Rebecca Adotey, a Deputy Minister of Communications and Mrs. Cecilia Johnson, a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.

Others were Mrs. Comfort Owusu, Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Madam Faustina Nelson, Vice Chairman of National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Mrs. Ruby Dagadu, Coordinator of the West African Peace Mission.

The two-day meeting will examine what the five sub-regional groupings in Africa have done within the last two years to promote peace and humanitarian activities in the light of the numerous conflicts and the resultant refugee problem on the continent.

It would deliberate on socio-economic issues, which affect mainly women and children and elect a new bureau to steer the affairs of the Conference for the next two years.

The last meeting of the African first ladies was also held in Abuja two years ago, while that of West Africa was held in Accra last year.