Shettima arrives in Sierra Leone for 69th ECOWAS summit

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Shettima landed at the Freetown International Airport, Lungi, on Sunday and was received by Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, alongside Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, and the Nigerian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Ayo Luther-Ogbomode.

Also at the airport to receive the Vice President were the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, Olawale Emmanuel Awe, and officials of the Nigerian High Commission in Sierra Leone.

The summit, holding at the Julius Maada Bio International Conference Centre in Freetown, will bring together West African heads of state and government, ministers, senior government officials, regional institutions and business leaders.

According to a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, the leaders are expected to deliberate on key policy decisions and strategic resolutions aimed at strengthening peace and security, promoting democratic governance, expanding regional trade and economic integration, improving infrastructure, and advancing sustainable development across West Africa.

President Tinubu is being represented at the summit by Vice President Shettima.