Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has reacted to the incident where a ‘foreign object’ hit the plane of Vice President, Kashim Shettima in US.
A ‘foreign object’ was reported to have hit and damaged the cockpit windscreen of the plane of Shettima in US.
The incident made Shettima to cancel his trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa.
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President Bola Tinubu had appointed him to represent Nigeria at the summit.
However, in a statement released on Thursday night, the presidency explained that the trip was called off due to an incident in which a foreign object struck his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York.
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“The foreign object damaged the cockpit windscreen of the plane,” Bayo Onanuga said in a statement, disclosing that a ministerial delegation would now represent Nigeria.
“President Tinubu, acting promptly, has approved a ministerial delegation to represent Nigeria at the summit in the 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 (CHOGM) in Samoa, is being led by the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abass Lawal.”
“The summit began on the Pacific island on 21 October. It will end on 26 October. Vice President Shettima and foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar have left New York for Nigeria.
Sani took to popular social media platform X to react to the incident of a ‘foreign object’ hitting and causing damage to the plane of Shettima.
Sani wrote on X: @ShehuSani The incident at the JFK Airport in New York where a “foreign object” was reported to have hit and damaged the cockpit window of the VP Shetima plane must be treated seriously.Nigeria must demand a thorough investigation and explanation from the US.Such incident in one of the most tightly secured Aviation spots in the World is unprecedented.We thank The Almighty for the life of the VP and other crew and staff.
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