The Nigerian government won't receive the 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets it paid the United States government the sum of $469.4 million for until 2024.

President Muhammadu Buhari had controversially withdrawn the sum in question from the excess crude account, without the initial approval of the National Assembly, for the procurement of the jets which the government hopes will improve national security and help in its fight against terrorist group, Boko Haram.

Even though the delivery date was reported to be set for 2020, the United States Department of Defence has revealed that the fighter jets won't be ready for delivery till 2024.

The Defence Department announced on Wednessday, November 28 that the contract for the jets has been awarded to Sierra Nevada Corporation. The contract, worth $329 million, includes Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) systems installed in six of the aircrafts.

The contract also provides for ground training equipment, mission planning systems, mission debrief systems, spares, ground support equipment and support services for personnel of the Nigeria Air Force.

The manufacturing of the fighter jets will take place in Jacksonville, Florida, according to the Department of Defence.

The late delivery date of the jets had previously nearly stalled the deal and the new date is expected to create further friction, especially with a resurgence in Boko Haram's activities in the northeast region.

https://all-gists..com/2018/11/12-tucano-jets-to-fight-boko-haram-wont-be-ready-until-2024-us.html

Yes o! Thank you Uncle Sam...!

By 2024, Jihadist Buhari would have fizzled out IF at all he wins 2019 elections.

BuhariAPC only wanted these Devilwarchests to protect the Fulanis and their Cows across middle belt and Southern regions not to fight Boko anything.

Do people really think Buhari would want Boko Haram not stop killings? No ways....! Boko Haram is a well thought out long term plan of Bloodshed to keep the South from breaking away with the Oil Money and Sea Ports without which the North would starve to oblivion......

Nigerian air force personnels are poorly trained to even operate that jet. Its better the US withdraw our bid.

(Nigeria)Maga Don pay

Mugu fall.... guy man don chop...Choi 2024!

which kind of nonsense agreement was this



why tie such money for such long duration? for shittty planes

After paying huge amount of money

ZKOSOSO:
Yes o! Thank you Uncle Sam...!

By 2024, Jihadist Buhari would have fizzled out IF at all he wins 2019 elections.

BuhariAPC only wanted these Devilwarchests to protect the Fulanis and their Cows across middle belt and Southern regions not to fight Boko anything.

Do people really think Buhari would want Boko Haram not stop killings? No ways....! Boko Haram is a well thought out long term plan of Bloodshed to keep the South from breaking away with the Oil Money and Sea Ports without which the North would starve to oblivion......

Don't some of you people just read what you type before posting. So Buhari spent money on these jets to protect fulani's and their cows? So Boko Haram can keep killing people?. Like seriously bro re-read what you wrote.

Please who are the victims of Boko haram's deadly assault?, so a man would buy jets to protect fulani's that are killing hausa and fulani's in the North?

Education is not only about going to school bro, it also involved being able to articulate your thoughts and arguments properly. I'm pretty sure you're a product of the Nigerian educational system, you type flood nairaland with trivial posts like this.

Quickberry2 come and read for yourself, you think America play politics with military acquaintance

If you don’t get the message, I do. Buhari is not to be trusted with such sophisticated equipment. 2024 will be pushed back to 2020 if he is voted out of office in 2019

Why? I’ll break it down for you. There is high level corruption and conspiracy within the Nigerian Military. Buhari has been unable to tackle any of that. Any sophisticated equipment you send to Buhari will likely end up in the hands of the enemy, or the intelligence of the equipment. The fact that BH works with other international organizations means that such high level information also gets into the hands of those organizations, which ends up being a source of concern to the US who built the equipment in the first place to fight the enemy. Makes sense now?

Nothing will change under Buhari, simple!

If u still tink d US give a 4uk abt ur life,I sori for u

America will not hand over such sophisticated weapon to a known tyrant like Buhari.

I'd rather not believe this story. Though if true, it doesn't surprise me one bit. The only surprise is that the Nigerian government never saw this coming! As a common man, i knew US will frustrate the deal. The US has clearly posited that it doesn't have friends, it only has allies., and it is silly to think that US will help you defeat BH on the basis of the pattern of rulership in Nigeria. You're netting millions of dollar deals with China, fiddling with several Arab countries, associating with Russia, Bombing IDP (mistakenly) camps, surrendering military bases to BH, clearly violating human rights with impunity etc and you expect USA to sell military equipments to you. Jonathan never did this worse, yet they refused to sell and Buhari thinks the US will sell to this government? Hmmm..God help us.

Good one!
Chop Nigeria money and delay production!
The Daura President aka JUBRIL would be resting in Sudan by then!

Boko Haram needs foot soldiers not jets!

Lazy NIGERIAN army!

blackmantis:
(Nigeria)Maga Don pay

Mugu fall.... guy man don chop...Choi 2024!

ATIKU guy America carry their money enter Nigeria usam build companies come employ nigerians. Trump guy Buhari carry our money back to America and our people come loose their jobs chai!!!.

we will triumph no matter what