Vice President Kashim Shettima will now not constitute Nigeria on the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Executive Peak in Samoa as previous deliberate.
The shuttle used to be prevented upcoming “a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York,” the Presidency not hidden in a commentary Thursday night time.
Subsequently, a delegation led through the Circumstance Minister, Balarabe Lawal, will now constitute Nigeria on the biennial tournament.
The commentary signed through Tinubu’s Particular Helper on Media and Exposure, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, is titled ‘Cockpit windscreen of VP Shettima’s aircraft broken at JFK airport, ministerial delegation to constitute Nigeria at Samoa Commonwealth peak.’
Shettima departed Abuja utmost Sunday for the collection on the behest of President Bola Tinubu.
Onanuga stated, “Vice President Kashim Shettima’s shuttle to Samoa to constitute Nigeria on the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Executive Peak has been prevented upcoming a overseas object accident his aircraft all the way through a visit JFK Airport in Pristine York.
“The overseas object broken the cockpit windscreen of the aircraft.
“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 can now constitute Nigeria on the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Executive Assembly in Samoa, is being led through the Minister of Circumstance, Balarabe Lawal.
The peak started at the Pacific island on October 21 and ends on October 26.
Shettima used to be scheduled to fasten King Charles of England and alternative global leaders from 56 member international locations on the first CHOGM to be held within the Pacific island of Apia, Samoa, from October 21 to 26.
The theme will center of attention consideration on how member international locations can harness their strengths thru resilience, release attainable, leverage the ‘Commonwealth Advantage’, and foster a hooked up, virtual Commonwealth.
On the assembly, Nigeria and alternative member international locations can even elect and appoint the later Commonwealth Secretary-Normal.
The leaders will planned at the theme, ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth.’
Alternatively, “Vice President Shettima and foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar have left New York for Nigeria,” Onanuga not hidden.
This is able to no longer be the primary shuttle Shettima is taking flight of.
In Would possibly, he used to be scheduled to constitute Tinubu on the US-Africa Trade Peak in Dallas, Texas, however returned midflight because of a technical fault together with his airplane.
The Presidency stated Shettima heeded the recommendation of the Presidential Wind Fleet to shelve the shuttle.
Shettima has thus far visited Rome, Italy; St. Petersburg, Russia; Johannesburg, South Africa; Havana, Cuba; Beijing, China; Iowa and Pristine York in the USA of The usa; Davos, Switzerland; Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast (two times); Nairobi, Kenya and Stockholm, Sweden.