Shettima returns to Abuja after AU summit in Addis Ababa
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, returned to Abuja after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government.
The summit was held from Saturday to Sunday, with the theme ‘Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063’.
It focused on advancing continental commitments toward sustainable water management, improved sanitation systems, and the broader development aspirations encapsulated in the AU’s Agenda 2063 framework.
In addition to the heads-of-state meetings, Mr Shettima participated in high-level side events and bilateral engagements with political and business leaders to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic partnerships across the continent.
The vice-president secured the goodwill of the United Nations’ secretary general, António Guterres, who urged Nigeria to spearhead Africa’s quest for a new global order.
Mr Shettima also called for a continental shift towards health security sovereignty in Africa aimed at moving the continent from reliance on foreign aid to self-sufficient, homegrown health systems.
(NAN)
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