Enimere \u00c0k\u00e0nb\u00ed<\/p>\n
The Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has urged Federal Government of Nigeria to purchase a new aircraft for the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.<\/p>\n
According to him, Shettima\u2019s life and that of his staff are at risk as a result of \u201cfaulty\u201d presidential aircraft he used for official functions.<\/p>\n
Reports had it that Shettima had to cancel his trip to the Commonwealth Summit in Samoa over an incident at JFK Airport in New York, United States.<\/p>\n
Citing the reason for the cancellation, the special adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Shettima\u2019s aircraft was hit by a foreign object.<\/p>\n
He added that some parts of the aircraft, including the windscreen of the cockpit, were damaged during the incident.<\/p>\n
However, reacting to the incident, the Borno speaker noted that Shettima\u2019s aircraft has had several incidents in recent times.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to sympathise with the Nigerian Government, especially the office of the Vice President, his crew, and staff over the unfortunate incident at JFK Airport in New York, U.S.A.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI also express my gratitude to Allah (God) for saving the precious lives of our dear Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima and those on board the ill-fated VP\u2019s plane.<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge the Nigerian government to demand a thorough and timely investigation from the United States government over the incident that affected Vice President Kashim Shettima\u2019s plane at one of the most secure spots in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe life of the Vice President and that of his crew\/officials stand at risk while using the old and faulty presidential aircraft.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, there is the urgent need to acquire a new aircraft to Senator Kashim Shettima so as to avoid these recurrences of air mishaps.\u201d Mr Lawan said.<\/p>\n
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Enimere \u00c0k\u00e0nb\u00ed The Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has urged Federal Government of Nigeria to purchase a new aircraft for the Vice President, Kashim Shettima. According to him, Shettima\u2019s life and that of his staff are at risk as a result of \u201cfaulty\u201d presidential aircraft he used for official functions. Reports had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[69,68],"class_list":["post-233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","tag-borno-assembly","tag-shettima"],"yoast_head":"\n