The President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday arrived in Addis Abba, Ethiopia to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government.
Tinubu was received at the airport by the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol, Eshetu Legesse, the Nigeria Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, and Amb. Nasir Aminu, the charge d’affaires of the Nigerian embassy in Ethiopia.
Tuggar, after receiving President Tinubu later briefed him about the summit and some diplomatic wins for the country, this session stretched until about 2 a.m. on Friday, this was contained in a statement released by Tinubu’s Spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga.
Among the wins for Nigeria was the re-election of Amb. Bankole Adeoye as African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security.
Nigeria also retains its seat on the African Union Peace and Security Council, reaffirming, in the words of Tuggar, “Nigeria’s leadership and commitment to peace and security on the continent.”
At the briefing of Amb Tuggar with the President were Mr Minister of Finance, Wale Edun; Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru; the Minister of Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole; Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo and Muhammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation.
Others are Balarabe Abbas Lawal, Minister of Environment; Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of State for Finance; Amb. Mohammed Mohammed, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency; and Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the Chief of Naval Staff.
This year’s AU summit with the theme “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations,” focuses on reparatory justice and racial healing.
President Tinubu will deliver a speech at the summit-level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council, where discussions will focus on current security challenges on the continent, including the escalation of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The president will participate in meetings on health financing, establishing an Africa Credit Rating Agency, and climate change.
President Tinubu will return to Abuja on Monday.
(NAN)
