{"id":136096,"date":"2024-10-29T16:39:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker"},"modified":"2024-10-29T17:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:46:31","slug":"demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker","title":{"rendered":"Demanding new aircraft for Shettima insensitive \u2013 Peter Obi tackles Borno Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday said it\u2019s insensitive for anyone to demand a new aircraft for Vice President Kashim Shettima following the recent incident in the United States, US.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, had claimed that Shettima\u2019s life \u2018is at risk due to the faulty presidential aircraft he is using to represent President Bola Tinubu in official engagements across the globe\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Obi said the Speaker was unconcerned about the prevailing economic hardship confronting Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on X, Obi wrote: \u201cI just read a disturbing comment in the media space attributed to one of the supposed political leaders in the country that the life of the Vice President is in danger because of the faults recorded in his official aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leader went further to urge the Federal Government to purchase a new aircraft for the Vice President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn making such a remark now, the speaker is insensitive and obviously unconcerned about the prevailing economic situation in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat Nigerians are facing untold hardship at this moment is no secret.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch a provoking call is coming from a person who probably is oblivious to the fact that Nigeria, at present, has continued to manifest every trait of a failed state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are today among one of the eleven worst-governed African nations in the last 10 years. We are also among the 20 most hungry nations in the world, with our people facing worsening mass poverty, extreme hunger and starvation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur nation remains the poverty capital of the world, with our per capita income crashing further from $1700 in 2023 to $1109 this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre these not the issues that should be prioritized by committed leaders?<\/p>\n<p>Our national electricity grid has so far collapsed 8 times this year alone and 105 times in the last ten years, plunging our small businesses into great losses and households into darkness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past 15 months, several businesses have closed down or become distressed due to the harsh economic environment in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Vice President travels mostly in the country\u2019s national airline, Garuda Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd since we have recently undeservedly bought one, it should be used on essential, inevitable trips of the President and Vice President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appeal to the President, Vice President, and our public office holders that our present precarious situation calls only for minimal and highly contributory inevitable travels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time to sit down and find solutions to our litany of challenges for the wellbeing of the people and the development of our country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria will rise again if the leadership can commit to selfless service. Are these not the issues that should preoccupy us as leaders, rather than being consumed by our selfish desires for needless luxury at the expense of the people we are called to serve?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does Nigeria\u2019s Vice President need a new jet for, and what value are all Presidential and Vice Presidential trips adding to our present situation?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday said it\u2019s insensitive for anyone to demand a new aircraft for Vice President Kashim Shettima following the recent incident in the United States, US. The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, had claimed that Shettima\u2019s life \u2018is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":136095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[47,254,222,1837],"class_list":["post-136096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-borno","tag-nigeria","tag-peter-obi","tag-shettima"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Demanding new aircraft for Shettima insensitive \u2013 Peter Obi tackles Borno Speaker - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday said it\u2019s insensitive for anyone to demand a ne ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Demanding new aircraft for Shettima insensitive \u2013 Peter Obi tackles Borno Speaker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday said it\u2019s insensitive for anyone to demand a ne ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-29T15:39:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-29T16:46:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/sm_1730207758.874141.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1151\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Demanding new aircraft for Shettima insensitive \u2013 Peter Obi tackles Borno Speaker\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-29T15:39:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-29T16:46:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker\"},\"wordCount\":517,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/sm_1730207758.874141.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Borno\",\"Nigeria\",\"Peter Obi\",\"Shettima\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/demanding-new-aircraft-for-shettima-insensitive-peter-obi-tackles-borno-speaker\",\"name\":\"Demanding new aircraft for Shettima insensitive \u2013 Peter Obi tackles Borno Speaker - 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