Nigeria VP Heads To Russia For Enhanced Relations

Nigeria Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima who is currently in Rome, Italy for United Nations summit on Food, is expected in Russia on Wednesday for Second Russia-Africa summit and opportunity to strategize with relevant senior government officials in Saint Petersburg to enhance relations with Nigeria

A press release signed and made available by Olusola Abiola, Director Information, Office of the Vice President on Sunday indicated that the Vice President is representing the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the two events in Italy and Russia.

The statement reads in quote: “VP SHETTIMA TO REPRESENT PRESIDENT TINUBU AT UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT IN ROME, RUSSIA-AFRICA SUMMIT IN ST. PETERSBURG.

“The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima will today (Sunday) depart Abuja to represent President Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy and St. Petersburg, Russia.

“At the Rome event, Vice President Shettima will join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment (STM) Summit themed “Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity,” holding from Monday, 24th to Wednesday, 26th July.

“During the Summit, the Vice President will chair a high-level session themed “Innovative Financing for Food System Transformation: the Case of Nigeria” and the side event on ”Scaling up Multi Stakeholders Collaboration and Investment in the Implementation of Food Systems Transformation Pathways in Nigeria,”

“The event is being organized in collaboration with the Rome-based UN Agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and World Food Programme (WFP), as well as the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and wider UN system.

“Vice President Kashim Shettima will then proceed from Rome to St. Petersburg in Russia to represent the President at the Russia-Africa Summit scheduled from Wednesday, 26th to Saturday, 29th July.

“While in Russia, the Vice President will join other political and business leaders at the 2nd Russia–Africa Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum focused on strategizing to enhance relations between Russia and the African continent, among other benefits.

“Also, Vice President Kashim Shettima will participate in bilateral meetings with representatives of relevant Russian senior government officials and  business leaders to discuss relations between Russia and Nigeria.

“Vice President Kashim Shettima who is accompanied by senior government officials from Ministries, Departments and Agencies, is expected back in the country at the end of the week”.