Just in: Shettima in a closed door meeting with Gates, Dangote, Govs at Presidential Villa

Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently meeting behind closed doors with the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates , and members of the Nigeria governors forum at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting, which started around 11:45am, is part of the engagement lined up for Mr Gates visit to Nigeria and the Niger Republic.

A media advisory issued by the Foundation on Monday noted that the visit is part of the Gates Foundation’s commitment to work closely with communities and leaders to support innovation that can help accelerate progress and improve lives across Africa.

The agenda of the meeting would be brief immediately after they are done.

Governors present at the meeting are the Chairman of the NGF, Governor Abdulrahman Adbulrazaq of Kwara State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi; Dr Umar Radda of Katsina, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto, and Umar Namadi of Jigawa State.

Also attending are Deputy Governors of Kaduna, Delta, Kano, Plateau, Ebonyi, and Benue states, amongst others.