Vice President Kashim Shettima has left Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2026 African Union Summit.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
He explained that the summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will centre on strengthening Africa’s commitments to sustainable water management, enhanced sanitation, and the broader development objectives outlined in the AU’s Agenda 2063 framework.
Nkwocha stated that Shettima will join fellow African leaders at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government and the 30th General Assembly.
“While in Addis Ababa, the Vice President will join other African leaders at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government, as well as the 30th General Assembly, scheduled to hold on February 14 and 15, 2026, respectively.
“On the margins of the Summit, Senator Shettima will participate in high-level side events and hold bilateral engagements with political and business leaders aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic partnerships across the continent,” the statement read.
He added that the Vice President is travelling with cabinet ministers and other senior government officials.
Nkwocha further noted that Shettima is expected to return to Nigeria after concluding his official engagements in Ethiopia.
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