Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in the United States of America to participate in the World Food Prize to be held in Iowa.This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications , Mister Stanley Nkwocha, saying the Vice President who is the Special Guest at the event will also deliver the keynote address.
Distinguished African leaders who in the past have used the event to canvas support for agricultural development and food sufficiency in Africa include Late former United Nations Secretary-General and AGRA founder, Kofi Annan, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Presidents Felix Tshishiked and Joaquim Chissano, and AfDB President, Akinwunmi Adeshina among others.
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The Vice President will use the platform to speak to the potentialities and endowments of Nigeria’s agricultural sector, woo investors and push for commitments in achieving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s mandates and programmes for Nigeria’s agro-food sector.Paris-Bound ‘Businessman’ Excretes 93 Wraps Of Heroin At Abuja Airport – NDLEA
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