Osinbajo leaves Abuja for Nairobi

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will depart Abuja for Nairobi, where he will participate in the 2023 Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW), with the theme “Global Africa.”

His spokesman, Laolu Akande, confirmed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja.

Osinbajo is expected to be among the forum’s guest speakers.

Kenyan President William Ruto, former President of the African Development Bank, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, and WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, among others, will speak at the forum.

On Friday, Osinbajo will attend the IGW Africa Leadership opening ceremony and speak at the first session on Saturday.

He will speak alongside other leaders about “Africa’s Weight in the World: Highlighting the Continent’s Assets and Potentials.”

The 2021 Mo Ibrahim Laureate, President Mahamadou Issoufou, will be honoured in person at the opening ceremony.

Osinbajo is also scheduled to meet with Ruto and Andrew Mitchell, the British Minister of State for Development and Africa.

The annual forum is organised by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which was founded in 2006 with a critical focus on the importance of good governance and leadership in Africa.

The forum will bring together leading voices from Africa and beyond to discuss pertinent issues concerning the continent’s progress.

Leaders from Africa and around the world will participate in the forum.

NAN