President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, AU, Heads of State and Government.
President Tinubu, who arrived on Thursday night, was received at the airport by the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol, Eshetu Legesse, the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and the Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian Embassy in Ethiopia, Ambassador Nasir Aminu.
Tuggar later briefed President Tinubu about the summit and some diplomatic wins for the country, a session that stretched until about 2 a.m. on Friday.
Among the wins was the re-election of Ambassador Bankole Adeoye as African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security.
Present at the briefing were Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance; Abubakar Badaru, Minister of Defence; Jumoke Oduwole, the Minister of Trade and Investment; Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation; Muhammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation; Balarabe Abbas Lawal, Minister of Environment; and Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of State for Finance.
