Lucie Ablawa Sessinou Explained

Lucie Ablawa Sessinou
Term Start:June 6, 2020
Nationality:Beninese
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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mairie de Kétou: Le come-back de Lucie Sessinou . La Nation Bénin . 2020-06-06 . 2021-06-07.
  2. Web site: La Convention de Coopération entre Vauréal et Kétou . gsvaureal-ketou.e-monsite.com . 2021-06-07.
  3. Web site: Le maire Lucie Sessinou invite les populations à jouer leur partition pour booster le développement de Kétou . Agence Bénin Presse . 2021-06-07.
  4. Web site: BÉNIN : LUCIE SESSINOU ÉVOQUE LA BONNE GOUVERNANCE AU NIVEAU DÉCENTRALISÉ - First Afrique Mag . First Afrique Mag . 2021-03-20 . 2021-06-07.
  5. Web site: Réseau des femmes élues conseillères communales du Bénin : Lucie Sessinou installe les nouveaux membres du bureau . Le Portail Info . 2021-01-19 . 2021-06-07.
  6. Web site: LUCIE SESSINOU, maire de Kétou approuve la gouvernance - First Afrique Mag . First Afrique Mag . 2021-03-20 . 2021-06-07.
  7. Web site: Kétou : Lucie Sessinou prends la Mairie . Le Leader Info Benin . 2020-06-06 . 2021-06-07.
  8. Web site: Etat de la commune de Kétou:Le diagnostic sans appel du maire Lucie Sessinou . La Nation Bénin . 2020-12-03 . 2021-06-07.
  9. Web site: Lucie Sessinou élue maire de Kétou . 24haubenin.info . 2020-06-06 . 2021-06-07.
  10. Web site: Deux femmes élues maires dans le Plateau: L’effet d’une transformation sociale . Acotonou.com . 2021-06-07.