Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday departed Abuja for Dakar, Senegal for the country’s 65th Independence Day anniversary.
The vice president, who will represent President Bola Tinubu at the event, is expected to return to Nigeria on Friday.
“Senegal celebrates its Independence Day on April 4 each year, commemorating its freedom from French colonial rule in 1960. The day is marked with ceremonies, parades and cultural events,” the vice-president’s spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha said in a statement.
“The vice president’s attendance at the annual event is in honour of an invitation extended to President Tinubu by the Senegalese President, Bassirou Faye, following the strong mutual relationship between Nigeria and Senegal.
“The Independence Day celebration will be held at the Place de la Nation in Dakar, with President Faye playing host to Vice President Shettima and other distinguished guests from across Africa and beyond.”
Shettima’s trip comes barely 24 hours after Tinubu travelled to Paris, the French capital.
Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga described the president’s trip as a “short working visit”.
He said Tinubu would review his administration’s achievements so far during the trip.
