Faulty Presidential Jet has forced Vice President Kashim Shettima Kashim Shettima to abort his trip to the United States to attend the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas.
TheHintsNews reports that Shettima was originally scheduled to represent the President Bola Tinubu was unable to make the trip following a technical fault with his aircraft, forcing him to make a detour on the advice of the Presidential Air Fleet.
However, in a statement issued Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to Shettima on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, would now represent the President at the summit.
He said: “Vice President Kashim Shettima who was originally scheduled to represent the President was unable to make the trip following a technical fault with his aircraft, forcing him to make a detour on the advice of the Presidential Air Fleet.
“The Vice President will carry on with other national duties.”
Nwokocha added that the high-profile summit, taking place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, would bring together political and business leaders from across Africa, the United States, and other regions.
He noted that the summit also features high-level dialogues, networking sessions, and plenaries.
The US-Africa Business Summit aims to foster economic cooperation and explore investment opportunities between the United States and African countries.
Among the African heads of state expected are: President Joseph Boakai of Liberia, President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi, President Joao Lourenço of Angola, President Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi of Botswana, President José Maria Neves of Cabo Verde, and Deputy Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara of Lesotho.
