Vice President Shettima Departs Abuja To Represent President Tinubu At 2026 AU Summit In Ethiopia
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit.
The announcement was made in a statement on Thursday by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President).
The summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will focus on advancing Africa-wide commitments to sustainable water management, improved sanitation, and broader development objectives outlined in the AU’s Agenda 2063 framework.
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 attend high-level side events and hold bilateral meetings with political and business leaders to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic partnerships across the continent.
The statement noted that Vice President Shettima is travelling with cabinet ministers and senior government officials and will return to Nigeria after completing his engagements in Addis Ababa.
