Vice President Kashim Shettima, has dropped his proposed trip to the United State of America due to technical fault with his aircraft, and has since returned to Nigeria.
he was billed to attend the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas.
In a statement signed by the president’s aide on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, he said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, will now represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Summit in Dallas, Texas.
Nkwocha noted that Shettima 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.”
He also added that the Vice President will carry on with other national duties.
The summit, taking place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, will have political and business leaders from across Africa, the United States, and other regions in attendance.