Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Honourable Abdulkarim Lawan, has called on the Federal Government to purchase a new aircraft for the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.
He said the life of Vice-President is at risk as a result of the “faulty” presidential aircraft he uses to represent President Bola Tinubu in official engagements across the globe.
Abdulkarim said this after Shettima cancelled his trip to the Commonwealth Summit in Samoa over an incident at an airport in New York, United States
Recall that while citing the reason for the cancellation, the spokesman of the president, Chief Bayo Onanuga, said Mr Shettima’s aircraft was hit by a strange object.
He added that some parts of the aircraft, including the windscreen of the cockpit, were damaged during the incident.
But reacting to the incident, the Borno speaker revealed that Mr Shettima’s aircraft has had several incidents in recent times.
“I 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.”
“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 ill-fated VP’s plane.
“I 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’s plane at one of the most secure spots in the world.
“The life of the Vice President and that of his crew/officials stand at risk while using the old and faulty presidential aircraft.
“Therefore, there is the urgent need to acquire a new aircraft to Senator Kashim Shettima so as to avoid these recurrences of air mishaps.” Mr Lawan said.
