The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has this morning traveled to Italy to attend a G7 Summit which began yesterday.
This follows the invitation extended to Nigeria to take part at the Summit which is currently being held at Taormina, Sicily in Italy.
The Special Assistant on Media to the Acting President, Laolu Akande confirmed this in a statement.
“Acting President, Osinbajo, invited to ongoing G7 summit in Italy to represent Nigeria, leaves this morning and is expected back later in the evening today,” he wrote on his Twitter feed on Saturday.”
The leaders of the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan – countries collectively known as the Group of Seven (G7) – meet annually to discuss a wide range of issues, including global economy, security and energy.
The summit, which started on Friday, May 26, will end on Saturday, May 27.