Vice President Kashim Shettima has left Abuja for Dallas, Texas, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit, held by the Corporate Council of Africa.
According to Stanley Nkwocha, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, the Vice President will attend the summit, which will include high-level dialogues, networking business sessions, and a plenary, alongside other political and business leaders from Africa, the United States, and beyond.
Among African leaders expected at the summit include, President Joseph Boakai of the Republic of Liberia; President Lazarus Chakwera of the Republic of Malawi; President Joao Lourenço of the Republic of Angola; President Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi of the Republic of Botswana; President José Maria Neves of the Republic of Cabo Verde, and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Honourable Nthomeng Majara.
Besides the summit plenary, Senator Shettima is expected to speak at the Roundtable on African Infrastructure Investment with a focus on impact and returns.
He is also scheduled to speak on a high-level panel on agribusiness, focusing on transiting “from food insecurity to thriving agribusinesses”.
The statement also adds that the Vice President will speak at a plenary session on Navigating Africa’s Energy Future, chair a session dedicated to promoting the ‘invest in Nigeria’ initiative as as attend other meetings and engagements on the sideline of the summit.