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In her previous comments, Madam Bio referred to some of President Julius Maada Bio\u2019s ministers as \u201cdogs\u201d and accused them of \u201ccollecting brown envelopes.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to Day Break Newspaper Thursday publication, First Lady Fatima Bio rendered her apology during a significant event celebrating her election as president of the African First Ladies. Addressing lawmakers at the Well of Parliament, Madam Bio expressed her passionate commitment to the welfare of Sierra Leoneans, stating, \u201cSometimes I may backfire, but it is only because I am passionate about the welfare of the citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also expressed gratitude to her husband for his unwavering support of women and girls, emphasizing the importance of unity among women: \u201cWe are here today because one woman asked other women to celebrate another woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event, organized by the Parliamentary Female Caucus and led by Hon. Wuyatta Batilo Songa, highlighted the First Lady\u2019s achievements in advocating for gender equality. Hon. Songa commended Hon. Abdul Kargbo, Leader of the main opposition All People\u2019s Congress (APC), and Hon. Mathew Nyuma for putting the country\u2019s interests ahead of political divisions in their support for gender initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sierra-Leone<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. First Lady Fatima Bio issued a public apology in Sierra Leone\u2019s Parliament for controversial remarks made during recent industrial unrest involving Koidu Holdings and its employees. In her previous comments, Madam Bio referred to some of President Julius Maada Bio\u2019s ministers as \u201cdogs\u201d and accused them of \u201ccollecting brown envelopes.\u201d According to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":44288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[292],"class_list":["post-44289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-sierra-leone"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>First Lady Fatima Bio Apologizes for Controversial Remarks During Koidu Holdings Industrial Unrest - Sierra Leone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/first-lady-fatima-bio-apologizes-for-controversial-remarks-during-koidu-holdings-industrial-unrest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First Lady Fatima Bio Apologizes for Controversial Remarks During Koidu Holdings Industrial Unrest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. 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