Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and others are billed to speak at the 2023 Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity Laolu Akande said in a statement on Friday.
According to the statement, the Vice President left Abuja on Friday for the event in Nairobi, Kenya this weekend and is expected back soon.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the organiser of the annual forum, was established in 2006 with a critical focus on the importance of good governance and leadership for Africa. This year’s theme is “Global Africa.”
The forum, tagged The Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW), will bring together leading voices from across Africa and beyond to discuss germane issues around the progress of the African Continent.
According to the statement, Vice President Osinbajo was invited as one of the guest speakers alongside other world leaders such as Kenyan President William Ruto, former President of the African Development Bank, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO, among others.
Osinbajo was scheduled to attend the IGW Africa Leadership opening ceremony on Friday and speak at the first session today.
Besides participating in the IGW, the Vice President is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with President William Ruto of Kenya and the British Minister of State for Development and Africa, Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell.
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