Aircraft’s Technical Fault Aborts Shettima’s Representation Of President Tinubu At US-Africa Summit

Following technical fault dictated in the aircraft that was scheduled to convey Vice President, Kashim Shettima to Dallas Texas for the US- Africa Business Summit, the trip has been shelved.

Shettima was billed to represent President Bola Tinubu but following the fault, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, will now represent the President at the 2024, according to presidential statement signed Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President).

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.

The high-profile summit, taking place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, will bring together political and business leaders from across Africa, the United States, and other regions. It features high-level dialogues, networking sessions, and plenaries.

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.

The US-Africa Business Summit aims to foster economic cooperation and explore investment opportunities between the United States and African countries.