President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government.
He arrived on Thursday night and was welcomed at the airport by Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol, Eshetu Legesse, Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and the charge d’affaires of the Nigerian Embassy in Ethiopia, Ambassador Nasir Aminu.
Ambassador Tuggar later provided the President with a briefing on the summit, along with updates on diplomatic achievements for Nigeria, a session that lasted until around 2 a.m. on Friday.
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Notable achievements included the re-election of Ambassador Bankole Adeoye as African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security.
Additionally, Nigeria retained its seat on the African Union Peace and Security Council, reinforcing the country’s leadership and commitment to peace and security across the continent, according to Ambassador Tuggar.
Present at the briefing were several Nigerian ministers, including Wale Edun (Finance), Abubakar Badaru (Defence), Jumoke Oduwole (Trade and Investment), Festus Keyamo (Aviation), Muhammed Idris (Information and National Orientation), Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Environment), and Doris Uzoka-Anite (State for Finance).
This year’s AU Summit, themed “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations,” is centered on reparatory justice and racial healing.
President Tinubu will also deliver a speech at a meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council, where discussions will focus on the continent’s security challenges, including the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
President Tinubu is set to return to Abuja on Monday, February 17.
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