Shettima Departs Abuja for Dubai, To Launch Nigerian-owned Oil Production Facility

Deji Elumoye in Abuja

Vice President Kashim Shettima will depart the nation’s capital, Abuja on Friday for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration and naming of a $315 million oil production and storage facility.
The facility, a fully Nigerian-owned oil and gas company acquired by Oriental Energy Limited, is scheduled for inauguration on Saturday..
After the event in Dubai, the Vice President, according to a release issued by his Media Assistant, Stanley Nkwocha, will proceed to Saudi Arabia where he will perform the Lesser Hajj (Umrah) in the holy cities of Madinah and Makkah from December 16 to 19.
On December 20, 2024, Shettima is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in Jeddah.
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, aimed at bolstering the nation’s agricultural and economic development.
The Vice President is expected back in Nigeria on or before December 21.
Meanwhile, Shettima on Friday attended the wedding Fatiha of the son of the Minister for Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, at the Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna..
The wedding was between Ibrahim A. Bagudu and his bride, Amina Tatari Ali.
Upon arrival, the Vice President was received by Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, at the airport.
Prior to the wedding ceremony, Shettima observed the Friday Juma’at prayers at Sultan Bello Mosque.
The Vice President was accompanied by the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule; his Borno State counterpart, Prof Babagana Zulum; and Special Adviser to the President on General Duties (Office of the Vice President), Aliyu Modibbo Umar.
Other dignitaries who attended the wedding included Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi; Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya; Governor of Kebbi State, Dr. Nasir Idris; and Sokoto State Governor, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu.