$150 million for three corporate jets sounds like a ton of cash, yet every 24 hours Nigeria earns that much money from oil exports, which ship at the rate of two million barrels daily. 

paddy_lo:

Also there is nothing wrong with the Presidential planes being bought

if they have been budgeted for in this yrs appropriation bill,what exactly is the big deal?

Or do u prefer them to budget for planes and then not buy it and the money dis-appears?

Finally the planes are a national asset. . .it will be there for the next president to use. . .

The presidential fleet currently boasts of eight aircraft - including three jets. It consists of a 70-tonne Boeing business jet bought in 2006 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In addition, there are the Gulfstream V, and Gulfstream IVSP, and two Falcon 900s. 234Next

Dis Guy:

the 5-8 previous planes are not presidential assets?
every year or after every election the national assembly budget huge sums for cars almost as if they previous ones
now coffins on wheels- why them no fit collect car from previous senators to be re-used?

paddy_lo:

Also there is nothing wrong with the Presidential planes being bought

if they have been budgeted for in this yrs appropriation bill,what exactly is the big deal?

Or do u prefer them to budget for planes and then not buy it and the money dis-appears?

Finally the planes are a national asset. . .it will be there for the next president to use. . .

Ladyjide:

The big deal is that the money should have originally been allocated to something else, especially a place now calling for the raise of debt just to fund something as simple as Elections! Elections is something that is way more important than the luxurious transportation of the president and his goons! The planes are not a national asset, as they loose value the same as anything else, especially a plane as extravagant as a jet!!!

Elections is something that is way more important than the luxurious transportation of the president and his goons!   The planes are not a national asset,  as they loose value the same as anything else, especially a plane as extravagant as a jet!!!

paddy_lo:

dOESNT oBAMA HAVE HIS air force 1/2 and so on. . . ?

So let my president be. . .let him have the best jet.  .and stop calling the president aides goons. . .

In Nigeria we are Kings n Queens not goons(whatever that means) okay. . Thats how we roll ,  i dont know about u. . . .

PEEP this. . . We respect our leaders. . . Now thats Gangster. . .lol

Beaf:

You want our presido to fly around in a propeller driven plane?

Not saying that at all-I wouldnt even fly in a propeller driven plane, but what is he flying around in now??  What is wrong with those planes,

Last time I checked we share the same President, ( so I am un sure what you are talking about)

Well u were sounding like one of the various americans that troll this site. . .

Who uses the word goon outside a rap song?. . .

paddy_lo:

I guess u didnt hear the 2 planes in the fleet developed engine fault in Uganda just 2weeks or so ago. . .

U want us to go through the trauma of the polish ppl before we buy brand mew planes for our leaders?. . ,

and the planes are not only for the president but for the use of the senate,leadership and house of rep leadership

paddy_lo:

Well u were sounding like one of the various americans that troll this site. . .

Who uses the word goon outside a rap song?. . .

So where do you think money  will come for the elections??  That should not even be a question !

The elections spending is emergency spending that comes every 4yrs. . .and Why are u harping on election,when the money has already been released. . .

bottom line,our president needs brand new planes for the fleet

Sounding like, ok! and who uses the word goon these days in a rap song, ? Last I check I do not model my vocabulary after rap songs!

paddy_lo:

The elections spending is emergency spending that comes every 4yrs. . .and Why are u harping on election,when the money has already been released. . .

bottom line,our president needs brand new planes for the fleet

I am harping because the election is by far more important than a plane!

He needs a brand new planes- At the expense of the people of Nigeria??

It is emergency spending that should be preplanned- it comes like CLOCK work every four years, not a surprise!

paddy_lo:

Why not housing,food,clothes. . .why just stop at election. . .why not put everything in order first before u buy a plane

U say election,how about i say no,i need lagos state to be paid the money to help with infrastructure there

U see your arguement is not teneble,cause u are joining 2 mutually exclusive events together

Every political office holder in the world is funded at the expense of the people of the country. . .glad u just figured that out

Well the money for the election has been released. . .so perhaps u should drop it and move on

paddy_lo:

this statement is not true and is what makes a lot of ppl think the country is too rich. . .

The international price per barrel of oil is not what Nigeria earns,what we earn is the royalties and taxes paid by the IOCs

Taxes at 30% and royalties at 50% or thearabouts

Some offshore fields pay zero royalties,since they were given pioneer status

Also the oil companies have to subtract any cost of drilling before they calculate PPT(Petroleum profit tax)

But i guess its too easy to just make lavish claims

dustydee:

one ok but three?not sure about that, waste if you ask me, what happened to the one bought by OBJ?

Jakumo:
  By revitalizing Nigeria's electrical power distribution grid on a scale never attempted by any previous head of state, Jonathan Goodluck has demonstrated his commitment to delivering electrical power to Nigeria, in [i]evident practice, [/i]rather than words.

~Bluetooth:

I guess the one obj bought was the same that developed fault recently.btw,how many aircraft is the presidency entitled to ?

Kobojunkie:

Even Tokunbo(if that is really what these men are smoking) can last a lifetime if properly maintained. Why are we spending these exorbitant amounts most every four years for what? Only last month, one of the planes stalled in Uganda. Why not use the second plane then until the bad is fixed?

Jakumo:

Airframes do in fact have a FINITE lifespan, measured in thousands of hours and flight cycles, beyond which metal fatigue and corrosion become significant enough to threaten the structural integrity of the fuselage and flight surfaces.  This is why that aircraft graveyard out in the Arizona desert is so vast in acreage, and full to capacity of parked jets and turboprops that will all be scavenged for re-usable parts before being dismantled and recycled into aluminum beer cans.

Jakumo:

Regardless of whether we approve or not, these new jets WILL be procured by Goodluck Jonathan, for his use, or for use by the staff and person of whoever wins the upcoming Nigerian presidential elections.

Kobojunkie:

Absolutely . . . so why did you feel need to post SUPPORT for it? Are those of us with opposing opinions somehow not supposed to voice our opposition because it will be done anyways?

Sigh! When you get to answering the questions asked, let me know!