Contrary to reports that
President Muhammadu
Buhari had ordered the
immediate disposal of nine of
the 11 VIP transport aircraft
in the presidential fleet, the
presidency on Friday denied
knowledge of any such
directive.
THISDAY newspaper had
quoted unnamed sources as
saying the president had
directed the selling of
serviceable and unserviceable
aircrafts to cut maintenance
costs in line with the
government’s policy to
drastically reduce its annual
expenditure.
Eight of the planes in the
fleet, including Boeing 737,
two Gulfstream 550 jets,
Gulfstream V jet, two Falcon
7X planes, the Hawker
Siddeley aircraft and Augusta
Westland chopper, the report
said, are reserved strictly for
the president’s movement.
Other aircrafts, including two
Falcon 900 planes, the
Dornier, the Cessna Citation,
the Beechracft King Air, and
two AugustaWestland
choppers, are reserved for the
airlifting of the Vice-President,
Senate President, Speaker of
the House of Representatives,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, as
well as visiting African heads
of states.
But speaking to PREMIUM
TIMES Friday, the Senior
Special Assistant to the
President on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu,
denied knowledge of such
directive.
“The story of the order for the
sale of aircrafts in the
Presidential Fleet, about
which so much interest is
being expressed, is not
known to us,” Mr. Shehu
said.
Mr. Shehu said if anything
like that was being
contemplated, the Presidency
would issue a statement
through its official channels
to announce it.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/185385-buhari-has-not-ordered-sale-of-9-presidential-jets-presidency.html

Hmmmm....all was for purpose that was why they bought em, media and false headlines

Come on Nigga!

Very funny....it is well Nigeria!!!

Which way Nigeria. What kind of misinformation dey fly round these days?