At the G20 Leaders Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Vice President Kashim Shettima has left Abuja to represent the president.
This is in response to President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remain in Nigeria and address security concerns, according to a statement from Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President for Media and Communications.
The President had put off his earlier scheduled trip to South Africa’s Johannesburg in order to attend additional security updates on recent security incidents in Kebbi and Kwara States.
Read more about Tinubu’s postponement of the G20, AU-EU travels, awaited briefing on Kebbi, and Kwara attacks.
Leaders from the world’s top 20 economies, including the European Union, the African Union, financial institutions, and others, are gathered for the G20 Summit, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 22nd, at the Johannesburg Expo Center, on November 23rd.
President Tinubu was invited to attend this year’s edition by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is currently the G20’s current leader.
Source: Channels TV
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