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Why All Eyes Were on Ethiopia as Alex Otti Joined Nigeria’s Vice President for a Three-Day Forum
Why All Eyes Were on Ethiopia as Alex Otti Joined Nigeria’s Vice President for a Three-Day Forum
His Excellency the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, joined the Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, as he led the Nigerian delegation to the inaugural Nigeria-Ethiopia Nutrition Leadership Exchange Forum (also called the Pearl Exchange Forum) in Addis Ababa which lasted from Oct 7-9, 2026.
The objective of the visit was government-to-government learning on nutrition delivery, using Ethiopia’s Seqota Declaration – its commitment to end stunting in children under two by 2030 – as a model for Nigeria’s Nutrition 774 (N774) Initiative which was endorsed at the 148th National Economic Council meeting.
The delegation which departed Abuja on Oct 6, was received by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to AU, Amb. Nasir Aminu, and senior Ethiopian officials. The VP-led delegation held a bilateral meeting with DPM Tiruneh on strengthening Nigeria-Ethiopia cooperation in agriculture, trade, food security and aviation.
Key activities at the event included:
– Policy sessions on building a federal-state-local compact for nutrition
– Field visits: wheat farm and banana plantation in Oromia Region, Bounty of the Basket Training Centre, households in Mojo town, and Jabdu Motors in Bishoftu.
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