Shettima departs Abuja for ECOWAS summit in Freetown
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, departed Abuja to attend the 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Mr Shettima, who will represent President Bola Tinubu at the regional event, will join other political and business leaders across West Africa and beyond at the summit.
The summit is scheduled to take place at the Julius Maada Bio International Conference Centre in Freetown on Sunday, July 19.
The summit will focus on key policy decisions and strategic resolutions, while reaffirming the leaders’ collective commitment to peace, democracy, economic growth, and regional integration.
It will bring together Heads of State and Government, ministers, senior officials, and regional institutions to advance the community’s shared priorities of security, economic integration, trade, and sustainable development.
The vice president will return to Abuja at the conclusion of his engagements in the West African nation.
(NAN)
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