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Shettima departs Abuja, to represent Tinubu at G20 summit

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent the President at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Recall President 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.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African leader who also serves as the current President of the G20 group, had invited his Nigerian counterpart to participate in this year’s edition

A statement signed by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, (Office of TheVice President), disclosed that “the Summit, scheduled to take place from Saturday, November 22nd, to Sunday, November 23rd, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, brings together leaders from the world’s top 20 economies, including the European Union, the African Union, financial institutions, among others.

“The Vice President will return to Nigeria at the end of the engagements.”

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