Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to attend an inauguration and naming of a $315 million oil production and storage facility.
Gatekeepers News reports that Shettima will be representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the inauguration of the fully Nigerian-owned oil and gas company, acquired by Oriental Energy Ltd.
Senior special assistant to the president on media and communications, Stanley Nkwocha in a statement released, noted that commissioning of the facility will take place on December 14.
After the event in Dubai, Shettima will proceed to Saudi Arabia to perform a lesser hajj (Umrah) in the holy cities of Madinah and Makkah from December 16 to 19.
Nkwocha said the vice president is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with president of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in Jeddah on Friday, December 20.
He noted that the discussions will focus on co-financing arrangements for the special agro-industrial processing zones (SAPZ phase II) and enhanced coordination of IsDB projects in Nigeria.
According to Nkwocha; the co-financing arrangements were aimed at boosting the nation’s agricultural and economic development.
Shettima is expected to arrive back in Nigeria on or before December 21.
