Lucie Ablawa Sessinou
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Lucie Ablawa Sessinou | |
|---|---|
 Lucie Ablawa Sessinou | |
| Mayor of Kétou | |
| Assumed office June 6, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Théophile Dessa |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Beninese |
| Political party | Progressive Union |
| Profession | Teacher |
Lucie Ablawa Sessinou is a Beninese politician and the mayor of Kétou. She was elected on the ticket of the Beninese political party Progressive Union in the municipal elections of 2020. In July 2018, she became the president of the network of elected female councilors in Benin.
Biography[edit]
Lucie Ablawa Sessinou became the first mayor of Kétou in 2003 during the first decentralization mandate in Benin following the municipal elections of 2002. She lost the position in 2008 during the municipal elections of 2008.[1][2][3]
A former teacher turned entrepreneur, Lucie Ablawa Sessinou advocates for the involvement of Beninese women in the management of urban affairs and national governance. She co-founded the network of elected female councilors in Benin and served as its president as of July 2018.[4][5][6]
Re-elected as mayor of Kétou in the municipal elections of 2020, she was inaugurated into office on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in a ceremony presided over by the Prefect of the Plateau Department, Daniel Valère Setonnougbo.[7][8][9][10]
See also[edit]
- Aurélie Adam Soulé
- Claudine Prudencio
- Geneviève Boko Nadjo
- Véronique Brun Hachémè
- Zinatou Saka Osseni Alazi
References[edit]
- ^ "Mairie de Kétou: Le come-back de Lucie Sessinou". La Nation Bénin. 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "La Convention de Coopération entre Vauréal et Kétou". gsvaureal-ketou.e-monsite.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Le maire Lucie Sessinou invite les populations à jouer leur partition pour booster le développement de Kétou". Agence Bénin Presse. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "BÉNIN : LUCIE SESSINOU ÉVOQUE LA BONNE GOUVERNANCE AU NIVEAU DÉCENTRALISÉ - First Afrique Mag". First Afrique Mag. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Réseau des femmes élues conseillères communales du Bénin : Lucie Sessinou installe les nouveaux membres du bureau". Le Portail Info. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "LUCIE SESSINOU, maire de Kétou approuve la gouvernance - First Afrique Mag". First Afrique Mag. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Kétou : Lucie Sessinou prends la Mairie". Le Leader Info Benin. 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Etat de la commune de Kétou:Le diagnostic sans appel du maire Lucie Sessinou". La Nation Bénin. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Lucie Sessinou élue maire de Kétou". 24haubenin.info. 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Deux femmes élues maires dans le Plateau: L'effet d'une transformation sociale". Acotonou.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.