Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday evening departed Abuja for Dallas, the United States of America, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit.
The summit is being hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, revealed this in a statement he signed on Sunday.
“The Vice President will join other political and business leaders across Africa, the United States of America and beyond for the summit featuring high-level dialogues, networking business sessions and the plenary, all scheduled for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Centre in Dallas, Texas,” said Nkwocha.
Among African leaders expected at the summit are Presidents Joseph Boakai of Liberia, Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi, Joao Lourenço Angola, Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi of the Republic of Botswana, José Maria Neves of Cabo Verde and Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Nthomeng Majara.
Besides the summit plenary, 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”.
Additionally, the Vice President will speak at a plenary session on Navigating Africa’s Energy Future as well as chair a session dedicated to promoting the ‘invest in Nigeria’ initiative.
According to the statement, he is also expected to attend other meetings and engagements on the sideline of the summit.
Shettima is expected to be back in the country at the end of his engagements in the US.
