Vice President Kashim Shettima is representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the high level summit of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, taking place in Sierra Leone.
According to a report by Channelstv, the meeting is being hosted by Sierra Leonean President and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority, Julius Maada Bio, and is expected to bring together regional leaders to deliberate on key issues affecting West Africa.
Other leaders attending the summit include Presidents Romuald Wadagni of Benin, José Maria Neves of Cabo Verde, Adama Barrow of The Gambia, John Dramani Mahama of Ghana, Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau, Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire, Joseph Boakai of Liberia, Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, and Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé of Togo.
The Special Adviser to the Vice President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed the development in a post shared on X on Sunday.
Also attending the summit as special guests are President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who is Chairman of the ECOWAS Business Council, and the United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed.
The summit is expected to address major regional issues, including peace and security, democratic governance, economic integration, trade, infrastructure development and sustainable development, as ECOWAS leaders seek stronger cooperation to advance stability and prosperity across West Africa.
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