President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential plane parked in London since May 10 have cost Nigeria a total sum of 84,000,000 naira so far. According to reports, Nigeria’s presidential plane costs $4,000 daily. Buhari has been on an indefinite medical leave in UK hospital over an undisclosed illness.

The recent disclosure that a presidential aircraft has been parked on the tarmac in a London airport since May 10, 2017 and the explanations offered by an aide to the President, Mr Garba Shehu have raised issues which must be resolved now in order not to establish a precedent that will come back to haunt this nation in the future.

The report claimed that it costs Nigeria $4,000 everyday in parking fees to keep the aircraft on standby for Buhari, or a total of N80 million for the first 50 days since returned to London for treatment. But Shehu said even if the usual waivers were not granted it would not cost more than $1,000 a day or N20 million for the period.

Nobody denies that the President of Nigeria deserves private aircraft in order to perform his functions with utmost security. The controversy has always been about the prudent number of aircraft which should be in the presidential fleet given the nation’s poor economy.

As a candidate, Buhari campaigned vigorously against what he regarded as waste when former President Jonathan operated a fleet of ten. As an elected president, Buhari only reluctantly gave up two of the aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force after a lot of angry denunciations. Even that, the transfer was not real because, as the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, the two aircraft are still under his control.

We would not join issues if it were merely a matter of the aircraft waiting for the President for a few days or even weeks. The main issue here is that the President is away for an indefinite period, an indefinite medical vacation can cost the nation dearly and avoidably in parking fees.

This is against the spirit of prudent use of public property and spending of public finance, which the President campaigned for as a candidate for election.

A second reason for supporting the return of the aircraft to Nigeria pending when it is needed to bring back the President, is that its presence at the British airport is attracting unfavourable global attention to the fact that Nigeria is incapable of providing adequately at home for the health needs of its people, including its leader.

For now, on compassionate grounds, we do not want to join issues with those putting pressure for constitutional instruments to be raised in determining the President’s ability to continue in office. We need to allow him more time to recuperate. But in the meantime, the presidential aircraft should be returned to Nigeria and called back to duty whenever it is needed to bring back the President.


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President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential plane parked in London since May 10 have cost Nigeria a total sum of 84,000,000 naira so far. According to reports, Nigeria’s presidential plane costs $4,000 daily. Buhari has been on an indefinite medical leave in UK hospital over an undisclosed illness.

It as well means that the aircraft is also on indefinite parking in London tamac! Wasting the Nigerian budget on a vegetable who's on life support.

A second reason for supporting the return of the aircraft to Nigeria pending when it is needed to bring back the President, is that its presence at the British airport is attracting unfavourable global attention to the fact that Nigeria is incapable of providing adequately at home for the health needs of its people, including its leader.

It has always been very obvious that our leaders don't have shame, instead of developing their nation they rather lavish the nation's budget on frivolities.

waste of our money.

this is looting via proxy

hmmm

Can't this old thing leave this world for good

una never tire?

84 million?, just watch Lia say its not much compared to what PDP spent in rallies. pathetic liar

God bless my President.

It is a lie... U people are trying to tarnish this corruption fighter a bad name, he will rule this country come 2019 insha Allah. No vacancy in aso rock.

How much Senates don chop in that same amount of time All of una go just dy find way to insult person father.

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The most honorable thing for that phoolish man to dobis to resign and not holding us to ransom. He's not healthy, he can simply resign to take care of his health or we pray he dies.

There shall be no peace for the wicked


Hes an ani mal and callous so we don't care.

and they think Nnamdi KANU is there problem

In a country where there are no infrastructure and social amenities, it's a crime to waste government funds in such a manner.

What of his medical bill nko??

These kids have decided to share this cheap 2 weeks old whatsapp story to this platform.
Lol!

Blackfire:
It is a lie... U people are trying to tarnish this corruption fighter a bad name, he will rule this country come 2019 insha Allah. No vacancy in aso rock.

You mean the rotten vegetable?

This amount is far less than the $20 million in Mama Piss Sheppopo's Skye Bank account. We don't know how much she has in other accounts all over the world. So, we can pay the parking fee from the money. CHEEEERS

Keenly waiting for Lie Mohammed to come debunk this piece up here. That's his soft work.