Shettima arrives in Ethiopia for official visit, to join Green Legacy Programme

Vice President Kashim
Shettima arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday for an official visit to Ethiopia at the invitation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

According to a statement by his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice President was received at Bole International Airport by Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Gedion Timothewos, alongside other senior Ethiopian and Nigerian diplomats.

During the visit, Vice President Shettima will participate in the official launch of Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Programme, a major environmental campaign aimed at reversing deforestation and tackling climate change through the planting of 20 billion tree seedlings over four years.

The Vice President is also scheduled to tour several industrial and agricultural hubs in Ethiopia as part of efforts to deepen Nigeria-Ethiopia cooperation in agriculture, manufacturing, and sustainable development.