VP Shettima Back in Abuja After High-Level Engagements Abroad

After a week-long diplomatic and economic mission to Guinea-Conakry and Switzerland, Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja.

He declared that Nigeria has reclaimed a frontline position in global and regional policy conversations.

The Vice President arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday after representing President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration of Guinea’s President, Mamadi Doumbouya, and leading Nigeria’s delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos.

Shettima emphasized that Nigeria’s recent diplomatic engagements reflect a renewed commitment to West African solidarity and economic revitalization under President Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda.”

His visit to Guinea-Conakry reaffirmed Nigeria’s leadership within ECOWAS and paved the way for bilateral partnerships in manufacturing and agriculture.

In Switzerland, Shettima led the Nigerian delegation at WEF 2026, where he inaugurated “Nigeria House Davos.”

As the nation’s first sovereign pavilion on the Davos Promenade, the hub is designed to attract investment in the digital economy, solid minerals, and agriculture.

During a session on food security, the Vice President framed agriculture as a cornerstone of national stability.

He also joined former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to advance the Accra Reset Initiative, an advocacy platform promoting African industrialisation driven by domestic capital and regional value chains rather than foreign aid.

On the economic outlook, the Vice President told investors that Nigeria’s macroeconomic indicators were stabilising, citing a projected 4.4 per cent GDP growth in 2026 and a decline in inflation to 12.94 per cent.

He further noted Nigeria’s imminent transition into a net exporter of refined petroleum products, anchored by the Dangote Refinery, alongside the country’s expanding export of digital talent.

Persecondnews recalls that Vice President Shettima had departed Abuja on Friday, January 16, for the engagements.