Vice President Kashim Shettima is set for a trip to Cuba to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G77 plus China Leaders’ Summit in Havana.

The theme of the summit is “Current Development Challenges: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation and it will be hosted by the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, in his capacity as Chairman of the G77.

In a statement, the Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, said Shettima would join other world leaders, including the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, at the Summit.

He said the summit, which will take place from Friday the 15th to Sunday the 17th of September, would deliberate on development issues facing members, mostly from the global south.

On the sidelines of the Summit, the vice president will also hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders to promote Nigeria’s trade and investment relations in line with the economic development diplomacy of the President Tinubu administration.

Nigeria is a founding member of the G77 group established in 1964 by 77 developing countries.