The Vice-President, Sen. Kashim Shettima will today depart Abuja for Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the 15th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Summit, which will take place from August 22 to August 24. BRICS countries account for more than 42% of the global population, 30% of global territory, 23% of global GDP, and 18% of global trade.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the world leaders set to attend the summit.
According to a statement issued and signed by the Director of Information, Office of the Vice-President, Olusola Abiola, Shettima, who will be accompanied on the trip by top government officials, would be representing President Bola Tinubu at the event.
He said: “The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima will today depart Abuja for Johannesburg, South Africa to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 15th BRICS Summit of Heads of State and Government.
“Vice President Shettima will be joining other business and political leaders across the world at the Summit scheduled for the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg from August 22 to 24.
“Notable leaders expected to attend the event include South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa; President Xi Jinping of China; Brazil’s President, Luiz Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Three dignitaries including the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the chairperson of the African Union Commission and President of the New Development Bank have also been invited.
“The summit is expected to deliberate on issues on trade and investment facilitation, sustainable development, innovation, and global governance reform.
“It will also continue its outreach to Leaders from Africa and the global South; as it focuses on global geopolitics, trade and infrastructure development BRICS, an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is a group of five major emerging and developing economies.
“The BRICS group accounts for more than 42% of the world population, 30% of the world’s territory, 23% of the global economy and 18% of global trade.
“One of its founding values is shared commitment to restructure the global political, economic, and financial architecture to be fair, balanced, and representative resting on pillars of multilateralism and international law.”
The Vice-President he is expected back in the country at the end of the week.
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