Shettima Departs Abuja For G77+China Leaders’ Summit In Cuba

By  Babatunde Solanke

Vice President Kashim Shettima departs Nigeria on Wednesday to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the G77+China Leaders’ Summit in Havana, Cuba, from 15th to 17th September 2023.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, 12 September, 2023 by Olusola Abiola, Director of Information, Office of the Vice President.

According to the statement, the Vice President will join other world leaders at the Summit, including the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to deliberate on development issues facing members mostly from the global south.

Also, Vice President Shettima will, on the sidelines of the Summit, hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders to promote Nigeria’s trade and investment relations in line with the economic development diplomacy of the Tinubu administration.

The summit theme is: “Current Development Challenges: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation.”

The Summit will equally explore proactive ways of addressing challenges facing the development of the member states, leveraging science, technology and innovation to enhance socio-economic growth.

Nigeria is a founding member of the G77 group, established in 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries.