Vice-President Kashim Shettima has embarked on a journey from Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2024 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice-President’s spokesman, confirmed this development in a statement on Sunday, highlighting Shettima’s participation in discussions on global socio-economic and development issues.
Nkwocha stated,
“Top on Vice President Shettima’s agenda, apart from the plenary session, is the launch of the Private Sector Action Plan for African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) at a special session to be co-chaired by him.”
The Vice-President is also scheduled for high-level discussions with key figures, including the Managing Director of IFC, Makhtar Diop, and the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh. On the sidelines, Sen. Shettima will chair a roundtable dialogue on Nigeria’s economic path and participate in a special session dedicated to building trust in the global energy transition program.
The week-long event will conclude with the Vice President’s return to Nigeria.
This marks Shettima’s first foreign trip since President Bola Tinubu streamlined the number of aides accompanying officials on presidential travels, enforcing a cost-cutting exercise limited to 20 individuals, with five for the vice-president.
