Nigeria’s presidential aircraft suffers damage in U.S., Shettima’s trip to Samoa aborted
Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s trip to Samoa to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit has been cancelled after a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport, New York.
The foreign object damaged the cockpit’s windscreen of the plane, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said in a statement.
“President Tinubu, acting promptly, has approved a ministerial delegation to represent Nigeria at the summit in Samoa, capital of Apia, while the plane’s repair has commenced.
“The delegation, which will now represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting in Samoa, is being led by the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abass Lawal,” said the statement.
The summit, which began on the Pacific island on October 21, will end on October 26.
Mr Shettima and foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar have left New York for Nigeria.
(NAN)
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