Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has
departed Abuja for Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, where he will represent President
Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the inauguration of President Alassane Ouattara, who
begins his fourth term in office.
The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Monday,
December 8, 2025, at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, and will be attended
by leaders from across Africa and beyond.
Ouattara was re-elected on October 25, 2025, extending
his leadership of the West African nation, which maintains longstanding
diplomatic and economic ties with Nigeria. Both countries play key roles within
ECOWAS and the African Union, cooperating in areas such as security, regional
stability, trade, agriculture, anti-trafficking initiatives, and the digital
economy. Their relationship is further strengthened by a Bi-National
Commission, robust informal trade, and a significant Nigerian diaspora community
in Côte d’Ivoire.
Vice President Shettima is joined on the delegation by
the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Omar Aliyu Touray; the Chairman of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Abubakar Sani Bello; and Hon.
Usman Zannah, who represents Kaga/Gubio/Magumeri Federal Constituency in the
House of Representatives.
The Vice President is expected to return to Abuja
after the inauguration ceremony.
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