Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government.
His arrival was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha.
Representing President Bola Tinubu, he will also attend the 30th Ordinary Session of the AU General Assembly. The meetings are scheduled for 14 and 15 February 2026.
Shettima was received at Bole International Airport by Ethiopia’s Minister of Innovation and Technology, Belete Mola.
Also present were the Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Berhanu Tsegaye, and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar.
Others at the airport included the Permanent Secretary in Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dunoma Ahmed; the Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Nigeria in Ethiopia, Ambassador Nasiru Aminu; the Head of Consular and Ambassador-Designate, Ambassador Geoffrey Chima; and other government officials.
