• Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has called on President Bola Tinubu to purchase a presidential plane for Vice President Kashim Shettima.
• He made the plea while expressing concerns over Shettima’s safety due to recent problems he faced with his plane meant for his official trips.
• Recall that Shettima’s planned trip to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa was canceled due to damaged presidential plane during a stopover in New York.

Legitime.ng Journalist Esther Odili has more than two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan said Vice President Kashim Shettima’s life was in danger due to the “faulty” presidential plane he is using to represent President Bola Ahmed. Tinubu in official engagements around the world.

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He raised the alarm after Nigeria’s number two citizen canceled his trip at the Commonwealth Summit in Samoa.

Recall that Vice President Kashim Shettima’s trip to Samoa for this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was canceled due to an incident at an airport in New York, United States.

The presidency, in a statement released Friday, said Shettima’s trip was cut short due to a damaged presidential plane during a stopover in New York.

Following the incident, President Tinubu approved a ministerial delegation to represent Nigeria at the summit to be held on the small Pacific island of Apia, Samoa, from October 21 to 26.

Borno President insists VP Shettima’s life is in danger, demands new planes

Commenting on the situation in a statement issued on Sunday (October 27) in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Lawan called on the Federal Government to provide Shettima with a new aircraft to avoid any tragedy.

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As reported Daily confidenceHe said the plane designated by the vice president has experienced several incidents in recent times.

“I wish to sympathize with the Nigerian government, especially the office of the Vice President, its crew and staff, following the unfortunate incident at JFK Airport, New York, United States.”

“I 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 plane of the unfortunate Vice President, even as I urge the Nigerian government to demand a thorough and prompt investigation by the United States government into the incident that affected Vice President Kashim Shettima’s plane in one of the safest places in the world.

“The lives of the Vice President and those of his crew and officials are in danger while operating the old and defective presidential aircraft. Therefore, there is an urgent need to procure a new aircraft for Senator Kashim Shettima to prevent recurrence of these aviation incidents,” he said.

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Earlier this year, the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence mandated the federal government to procure new planes for Tinubu and Shettima, but the presidency faced intense public scrutiny and ultimately Ultimately, only Tinubu’s was acquired.

“Reduce convoys to three cars”: Tinubu orders ministers

In another development, Legit.ng reported this president Tinubu ordered all ministers, ministers of state and heads of agencies of the federal government to have no more than three convoys

The President also ordered that all appointees should not have more than five security personnel, comprising four police officers and one DSS agents

According to the presidency, this was to reduce the cost of governance, adding that Tinubu had done the same with himself and his vice president, Kashim Shettima.

Source: Legit.ng