The Vice President, Kashim Shettina will today depart Abuja for Johannesburg, South Africa to represent President Tinubu at the 15th BRICS Summit of Heads of State and Government.
Vice President Shettima will be joining other business and political leaders across the world at the Summit scheduled for the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg from August 22 to 24.
Notable leaders expected to attend the event include South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa; President Xi Jinping of China; Brazil’s President, Luiz Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Seven-Three dignitaries including the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the chairperson of the African Union Commission and President of the New Development Bank have also been invited.
The summit is expected to deliberate on issues on trade and investment facilitation, sustainable development, innovation, and global governance reform.
