Abakaliki:Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has arrived in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, for a visit. The Vice President’s plane landed at Muhammadu Buhari International Airport Abakaliki at 0950 GMT, where he was welcomed by the State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, along with Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma and Enugu State Governor Peter Mba.
According to Voice of Nigeria, VP Shettima is in the state to attend a presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The mega rally is expected to host several dignitaries, including the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, the National Chairman of the APC, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, and governors elected under the APC platform, along with other party stakeholders.