Vice President Kashim Shettima has left Abuja for Dakar, Senegal.
The vice president will represent President Bola Tinubu during Senegal’s 65th Independence Day celebrations.
Shettima flew overseas on Thursday afternoon and is likely to return to Nigeria on Friday.
“Senegal celebrates its Independence Day on April 4 each year, commemorating its freedom from French colonial rule in 1960. The day is marked by national pride, with ceremonies, parades and cultural events,” Stanley Nkwocha, the vice-president’s spokesperson, said in a statement.
“The Vice President’s attendance at the annual event is in honour of an invitation extended to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, following the strong mutual relationship between Nigeria and Senegal.
“The Independence Day celebrations will be held at the Place de la Nation in Dakar, with President Faye playing host to Vice President Shettima and other distinguished guests from across Africa and beyond.”
Shettima’s tour comes just 24 hours after Tinubu’s visit to Paris, the French capital.
The president’s travel was billed as a “short working visit” by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy.
He stated that Tinubu would assess his administration’s accomplishments thus far during the trip.
Source: TheCable
