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Shettima’s trip to commonwealth summit in Samoa cancelled after plane incident
Vice President Kashim Shettima’s scheduled trip to Samoa for the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit has been cancelled following an incident at JFK Airport in New York, where a foreign object struck his plane, damaging the cockpit windscreen.
A statement from Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed the incident and noted that President Tinubu has promptly approved a ministerial delegation to represent Nigeria at the summit, which is being held in the Samoan capital, Apia, from October 21 to 26.
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The delegation will be led by the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abass Lawal.
Meanwhile, Vice President Shettima and Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar have already departed New York and returned to Nigeria.
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