Vice President Kashim Shettima has traveled to Dakar, Senegal, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the country’s 65th Independence Day celebrations.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima is attending the event at the invitation of Senegalese President Bassirou Faye.
“The Vice President’s attendance at the annual event is in honour of an invitation extended to President Bola Tinubu by the Senegalese President, Bassirou Faye,” Nkwocha said.
The Independence Day ceremony will take place at Place de la Nation in Dakar, where President Faye will welcome Shettima alongside other dignitaries from Africa and beyond.
Senegal marks its Independence Day every April 4 to commemorate its liberation from French colonial rule in 1960. The occasion is traditionally celebrated with parades, cultural displays, and official ceremonies.
Shettima is scheduled to return to Nigeria after the one-day event. “The Vice President is expected to return to Nigeria tomorrow after the celebrations,” Nkwocha confirmed.
