Professor Yemi Osinbajo has swiftly jetted out of Nigeria to attend the inauguration ceremony of another African leader.
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
Acting president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has left Nigeria for Rwanda to attend the inauguration of President Paul Kagame.
In a statement released by Laolu Akande who is the Senior Special Assistant to Osinbajo on Media and Publicity, he said the acting president left the country on Friday, August 18 for Kigali.
Also accompanying the acting president was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Read the statement below:
"Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is attending the presidential inauguration of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, taking place today in Kigali, the country's capital.
"The inauguration ceremony which is expected to be witnessed by several African Heads of State and Government, follows President Kagame's victory at the August 4 Rwandan presidential election.
"Prof. Osinbajo who is accompanied by the Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama.
"He is expected back in Abuja later today."