VP Shettima departs for Dakar to attend Senegal’s 65th Independence
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dakar, Senegal, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the country’s 65th Independence Day Anniversary celebrations.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
Senegal celebrates its Independence Day on April 4 annually, commemorating its freedom from French colonial rule in 1960.
The day is marked by national pride, with ceremonies, parades, and cultural events.
This year’s celebrations will be held at the Place de la Nation in Dakar, with President Bassirou Faye hosting Vice-President Shettima and other distinguished guests from across Africa and beyond.
Mr Nkwocha explained that Mr Shettima’s attendance at the event was in honour of an invitation extended to Mr Tinubu by Senegalese President Faye, based on the mutual relationship between both countries.
He added that the vice-president is expected to return to Nigeria on Friday after the one-day event.
(NAN
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