President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government.
The New Daily Prime earlier reported that Tinubu left Abuja on 5 February for Paris, France, on a private visit before proceeding to Addis Ababa.
The President touched down in the Ethiopian capital yesterday night, where he was welcomed by Ethiopian deputy chief of protocol, Eshetu Legesse, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and Ambassador Nasir Aminu, Nigeria’s chargé d’affaires in Ethiopia.
Following his arrival, Ambassador Tuggar briefed President Tinubu on the summit’s agenda and key diplomatic milestones for Nigeria, with discussions lasting into the early hours of Friday.
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Among the achievements highlighted was the successful re-election of Ambassador Bankole Adeoye as AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security.
Additionally, Nigeria retained its seat on the AU Peace and Security Council, reaffirming its influential role in regional stability.
Present at the briefing were several key 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,” emphasizes the need for reparatory justice and efforts towards racial reconciliation.
President Tinubu is expected to address the AU Peace and Security Council’s summit-level meeting, where deliberations will focus on pressing security concerns, particularly the intensifying conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He is scheduled to return to Abuja on Monday, February 17.
