Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dakar, Senegal.
The vice president will represent President Bola Tinubu at Senegal’s 65th Independence Day anniversary celebrations
Shettima, who flew out on Thursday afternoon, is expected 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 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.”
The VP’s trip comes less than 24 hours after the president Tinubu travelled to Paris, France on a “working visit”.
