“It’s Callous To Insist Vice President Continue To Fly Rickety Aircrafts” – MURIC

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC,  on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, joined in the call for the purchase of a befitting aircraft for  Vice President Kashim Shettima.

The Source reports that the Vice president’s scheduled trip for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samao  was  aborted as a result of his faults detected in his aircraft in the United States of America, USA.

Vice President Shettima who was billed to represent President Bola Tinubu ,at the meeting was forced to return returned to the country.

Last week, the Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly speaker ,Rt Hon Abdulkariim Lawan, appealed for the replacement of Shettima’s aircraft.

He insisted that the life of the Vice president is in danger as far as the present aircraft attached to his office is concerned.

In a statement, Founder of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, noted that Nigeria should not be “Penny wise ,and pound foolish” as regards the safety of the life of the Vice president.

He then called on the Presidency and National Assembly to prioritize the procurement of a new aircraft for the office of the Vice President.

” A nation that plays with the lives of its leaders cannot be taken seriously. A rickety  plane should not be the best we can offer our Vice president if we are serious as a nation,and if we value the lives of our leaders .

“It is also an infringement on Allah given fundamental human rights of anyone who is our President or Vice President if he has to live in constant fear of danger to his life .

“Our leaders also have the right to the safety of their lives . Anyone who is serving his country, particularly at that high level, should not be subjected to fear for his own safety.

“Those who fly regularly know how traumatic it is to sit for hours on an aeroplane that gives signs of  faults.

“It is callous ,petty ,and mean to insist that your leaders should continue to use rickety planes that pose serious danger to their lives .

“We may be facing economic challenges at present but Nigeria should not be penny wise ,pound foolish”, MURIC cautioned.