Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, on Friday, for the inauguration of President-elect Mamadi Doumbouya holding on Saturday.
The Vice President is to represent President Bola Tinubu at the official ceremony, scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 17, at the GLC Stadium in Nongo. Shettima’s official aircraft landed at Ahmed Sekou Toure International Airport at about 3.10 pm and was received by top government officials led by Guinea’s Minister of Finance, Mourana Soumah, and Nigeria’s Charge d’Affaires in Guinea, Ibrahim Haladu.
The inauguration of President Doumbouya followed his victory in the December 2025 general elections, signalling the formal end of a four-year military transition. Shettima’s attendance at the inauguration affirms Nigeria’s leadership role within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its commitment to the restoration of constitutional order across the sub-region.
The visit will also serve as a strategic mission to expand the economic corridor between the two West African nations. It is part of Nigeria’s leadership role within ECOWAS, which includes supporting Guinea’s return to constitutional order, following a four-year transition.
