VICE PRESIDENT SHETTIMA DEPARTS ABUJA FOR SENEGAL’S 65TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dakar, Senegal, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at Senegal’s 65th Independence Day Anniversary celebrations. Senegal celebrates its Independence Day on April 4 each year, commemorating its freedom from French colonial rule in 1960.

The Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, stated that the Vice President’s attendance at the annual event is in honor of an invitation extended to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, following the strong mutual relationship between Nigeria and Senegal.

Stanley Nkwocha noted that the Independence Day celebrations 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.

Nkwocha stated that the Vice President is expected to return to Nigeria tomorrow after the one-day event. This visit underscores the strong bilateral ties between Nigeria and Senegal.