Vice President Kashim Shettima at the weekend arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent Nigeria at the second United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit.
The Vice President, on behalf of Nigeria, donated 2,000 cashew seedlings and 100,000 cashew seeds to Ethiopia as a diplomatic gesture.
The aircraft conveying him landed at the Bole International Airport at 4:26 p.m. local time. He was warmly received by Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh and senior Nigerian officials, including Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian Embassy in Ethiopia, Ambassador Nasir Aminu.
Others at the airport included the Finance Attaché, Dr. Suleiman Dauda; the Deputy Defence Attaché (Air Force), Wing Commander Gabriel Batubo; Deputy Head of Mission, Ambassador Macy Ogbede, and First Secretary, Mr. Jangado Ishaku.
Shortly after his arrival, the Vice President held a strategy meeting with members of the Nigerian delegation, including the Technical Assistant to the President on Agriculture and Executive Secretary of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), Marion Moon.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, said Shettima was briefed on Nigeria’s expected deliverables and engagements at the high-level summit.
The Vice President is scheduled to join global leaders for critical sessions on transforming the coffee value chain and will participate in roundtables and other strategic meetings aimed at enhancing Nigeria’s food systems and agricultural resilience.
