…as President remains in Nigeria to attend to security concerns
AASG
21 November 2025
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday departed Abuja for Johannesburg, South Africa, where he will represent President Bola Tinubu at the G20 Leaders’ Summit scheduled to hold this weekend
A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, announced the change of plans in the attendance of the Summit.
President Tinubu, who was earlier slated to attend the high-level gathering, postponed his trip to allow him to remain in the country to receive further security briefings on the recent attacks in Kebbi and Kwara States.
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The President has, in the last few days, intensified consultations with security chiefs following the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi and the attack on worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who currently chairs the G20, has extended a formal invitation to President Tinubu to join leaders of the world’s top 20 economies, the European Union, the African Union, and major financial institutions at this year’s summit, holding at the Johannesburg Expo Centre from November 22 to 23.
With the President’s decision to stay back, Vice President Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the meeting, where discussions are expected to focus on global economic stability, development financing, energy transitions, and strengthening multilateral cooperation.
