Shettima to represent Tinubu at G20 summit in South Africa
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President Cyril Ramaphosa of South African, who also serves as the current President of the G20 group had invited President Tinubu to participate in this year’s edition.
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G20 Leaders’ Summit holding in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The G20 Summit will hold from Saturday, Nov. 22 to Sunday, Nov. 23, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Shettima’s trip to South Africa was necessitated by the decision of President Tinubu to stay back in Nigeria and attend to security concerns in the country, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, said in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
Nkwocha explained that Tinubu had postponed his earlier scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa to await further security briefings on the recent security incidents in Kebbi and Kwara States.
According to the statement, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South African, who also serves as the current President of the G20 group had invited President Tinubu to participate in this year’s edition.
Nkwocha noted that the event will brings together leaders from the world’s top 20 economies, including the European Union, the African Union, financial institutions, among others.
He added that Shettima will return to Nigeria at the end of the engagements.
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