Tuggar to Represent Tinubu at US-Africa Summit As Shettima Backs Out Over ‘Aircraft Faults’

The office of Vice-President Kashim Shettima has announced that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, will now represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas, due to a technical fault with his aircraft.

Shettima was supposed to attend the summit on behalf of Tinubu at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Centre in Dallas.

However, In a statement issued on Monday, Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communications, said 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.

The statement read:

“The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, will now represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas.

“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.”

According to the statement, Shetitma “will carry on with other national duties.”

It also stated that he high-profile summit, taking place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Centre, will bring together political and business leaders from across Africa, the United States, and other regions, and 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 statement mentioned.

The Summit is scheduled from May 6 to May 9, 2024.

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