Shettima Arrives Maiduguri To Commission Teaching Hospital, Other Projects

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to commission the Kashim Ibrahim University Teaching Hospital and perform other official engagements.

The Vice President is also expected to commission a mega project and lay the foundation for the Kashim Shettima Foundation, with all the activities scheduled to take place in Maiduguri.

Shettima arrived at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Maiduguri at about 10 a.m. in the company of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari; Senator Ali Ndume; and the member representing Jere Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ahmed Satomi.

He was received on arrival by Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum; his deputy, Umar Usman Kadafur; the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Alhaji Mustapha Gubio; and the party’s Deputy National Chairman, North, Ali Dalori.

Other dignitaries at the airport included Senator Tahir Monguno and the Borno State APC Chairman, Hon. Ayuba Bello, as well as other government officials and party stakeholders.

The Vice President’s visit is expected to include the commissioning of the teaching hospital, along with other project-related activities and the foundation-laying ceremony for the Kashim Shettima Foundation.