The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, has canceled a trip he scheduled to the United State of America and returned to Nigeria.
Shettima who was scheduled to attend the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas had chosen to turn back instead.
In a statement signed by the president’s aide on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, it confirmed that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, would now represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Summit in Dallas, Texas instead of the V.P.
Nkwocha had said in the statement that Shettima was unable to make the trip because of a technical fault with his aircraft that mandated him to make a detour on the advice of the Presidential Air Fleet.
Nkwocha also added that the Vice President would continue with his national duties since he wouldn’t be traveling.
The statement partly read:
“The high-profile summit, taking place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, will bring together political and business leaders from across Africa, the United States, and other regions. It will also feature high-level dialogues, networking sessions, and plenaries.”
Bottom Line:
Owing to his position as the Vice-President of the country, Shettima was able to prevent possible fatalities on his flight to the U.S. But are these protocols taken for other normal citizens too? Or do safety precautions only exist for the noble and elite men and women in the Nigerian society.
If it were a layman that had been on a commercial flight in the same circumstance, would a maintenance check have been observed and passengers, turned back on account of their safety?
