Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit.
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The development was announced on Thursday in a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President.
The summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will centre on strengthening Africa’s commitments to sustainable water resource management, enhanced sanitation systems, and the broader development objectives outlined in the AU’s Agenda 2063 blueprint.
During the visit, Vice President Shettima will join African leaders at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government and the 30th General Assembly, scheduled for February 14 and 15.
On the sidelines of the summit, he is expected to participate in high-level side events and hold bilateral meetings with political and business leaders to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic partnerships across Africa.
According to the statement, the Vice President is travelling with cabinet ministers and senior government officials and will return to Nigeria upon the conclusion of his engagements in Addis Ababa.
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