Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will focus on strengthening Africa’s commitment to sustainable water management, improved sanitation, and broader development objectives under the AU’s Agenda 2063 framework.
Nkwocha said Shettima will participate in the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government, as well as the 30th Ordinary Session of the General Assembly, scheduled for February 14 and 15, 2026, respectively.
“On the margins of the summit, the Vice President will attend high-level side events and hold bilateral meetings with political and business leaders to deepen Nigeria’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic partnerships across the continent,” the statement read.
Shettima is accompanied by cabinet ministers and other senior government officials and is expected to return to Nigeria at the conclusion of his engagements in Ethiopia.
