Ex President Wives Form Coalition

By Alhaji Saidu Kamara
Wives of (84) former president in west Africa have formed a formidable organisation known as Former President Wives Coalition. This organization according to one of the founding members 91 years old Madam Andre’ Toure, the former wife of President Ahmed Sekou Toure and three other president wives said , their aim is to seek and address the systemic neglect and challenges faced by these women after their husband leave power or pass away.
Address a press conference held at the Secretariat of the Former President Wives Coalition at Koubaya Conakry on the 6th October 2024. They expressed their ordeal they went through since their husband pass away some 30 to 20 years ago.
They suffered a lot of humiliation embarrassment and they were deprived of their lawful pension and properties etc .
The late wife of Late president Sheku Toure praised the current leader of Guinea Col. Mamaudu Dumbuya who recently restored her dignity and return the property of her late husband and praised the role of her late husband .
They said their vision to establish a coalition for ex President Wives who are going through such humiliation they believe their dream is now coming to reality after eight years ago the idea was conceived with Madam Andrew Toure of Guinea Madam Fatmata Nippe of Sierra Leone, , Madam Elizabella of Guinea Bissau . Madam Momoh said she has been chosen with three others to served as the Deputy Coordinator of the organization . She also praised the former wife of Guinea -Bissau and host of other wives of former presidents .
In her contribution Madam Fatmata Momoh thanked media practitioners for honoring their invitation from their respective countries . She disclosed that “We are here to combat the unfortunate reality that many ex -President wives face after their husbands leave office .
These women, she went on held esteem position , often find themselves abandoned , stripped of their resources and dignity and relegated to obscurity .
Madam Fatmata Sow Momoh said with the wife of the late president in Togo said , their organisation is a strategic and diplomatic initiative designed to address the systemic neglect and marginalization faced by the wives of presidents after their husbands leave office or pass away
She said despite their significant rokes in national affairs , these women often find themselves without institutional support , financial security or social recognition .
The coalition is committed to reversing this trend by building a platform that ensures the continued dignity , visibility and legacy and stability in African nations.She explained that their mission is to advocate for the protection , empowerment and recognition of former president Wives by ensuring their vision to their nations are acknowledged,their right are upheld and their needs are met though legal frameworks.
Madam Fatmata Momoh said the coalition envisions itself as a catalyst for change , fostering unity and progressive governance in Africa through the collective voice of these influential women . Reacting to questions posed by journalists she said many of the current presidents and their spouses are supporting the coalition . .She said three former president wives will soon depart as a team to other African nations including Mali, Ivory Coast , Senegal , Ghana and Nigeria , Togo and Ten other countries in west Africa …