Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has departed Abuja, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the 2nd extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in the Republic of Guinea.

This was according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, on Thursday.

Osinbajo had participated at the previous virtual ECOWAS extraordinary summit on the political situation in Guinea and Mali, on Wednesday, September 8.

The physical meeting taking place on Thursday, September 16, will review the situation in Guinea in the light of the report of the ECOWAS high-level mission to Conakry.

The Vice President, would be accompanied by the Foreign Affairs Minister of State, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, and is expected back in Abuja later on Thursday.