critic: President Jonathan’s Effort to Purchase Another Hawker 4000 Jet Tied Up In New York Bankruptcy Court
Posted: December 17, 2012 - 07:10
Hawker 4000 jet
Interior of Hawker 4000 jet
By SaharaReporters, New York

In addition to the two new luxury helicopters ordered by President Goodluck Jonathan from the Anglo-Italian AgustaWestland at a cost of $40 million, as SaharaReporters reported earlier today, we have learned that the government made a deposit of another $9 million for a Hawker 4000 jet.

In 2012 budget an additional $12 million was budgeted to complete the purchase of the jet.

But that money is now tied up in court, as our investigation has revealed that the manufacturer, Hawker Beechraft, entered into bankruptcy proceedings in the US District Court of Southern New York last May.

Curiously, the purchase notice was initiated by one Group Captain Ma Yakubu, who gave away the $9 million using the address of “Nigerian Presidential Wing, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Presidential Air Fleet Abuja, Nigeria.” His phone number and email addresses were listed as follows: +234 8052088048 and Maminuyana@Yahoo.Com.

Our sources say this is highly unusual, as the purchase order would normally have emanated not from an airport, but from within the presidency, the Ministry of Aviation or the Nigerian Air Force.

Yesterday’s crash of a Nigeria navy executive Agusta 109E helicopter, which killed Kaduna State Governor Patrick Yakowa, former NSA Andrew Owoye Azazi and four others, while doing private errands for presidential aide Oronto Douglas, demonstrates how public property is routinely converted to private benefit especially in a corrupt administration.

The presidency currently has at its disposal about 11 jets, many of them running errands on a daily basis for privileged officials and their relatives. When those are not enough, they call for similar equipment that belong to the armed forces, the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, and similar offices.

“Yesterday, the naval helicopter was abused throughout the day, like a free taxi cab, until it simply fell out of the sky,” an analyst told SaharaReporters.

The two helicopters on order by Mr. Jonathan will cost Nigeria $40 million, but it is unclear how many similar equipment may be on order around the world, or have already been bought or delivered, because government officials often account to nobody. The tracking of most contracts is non-existent after they have been awarded.

SaharaReporters has written to Group Captain Yakubu in an effort to obtain further information about the aborted purchase of the Hawker 4000 jet.

The US District court has approved Hawker Beechcraft’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy as a slimmer corporation, also last week the court authorized the company to sell off its entire inventory of Hawker 4000 jets at $20 million each.



A PIECE OF JOBLESSNESS.

IT IS OBVIOUS THAT SAHARAREPORTERS HAS WEBSITE AND LINKS, BUT YOU ALEDGED WHAT YOU CAN'T PROVE IR EVEN LINK US TO VERIFY FOR OURSELVES. AND FINALLY LABEL A MISHAP OF A TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCT AS A YARDSTICK TO DETERMINE THE INCORRUPTIBILITY OR OTHERWISE OF AN ADMINISTRATION.

IT IS HIGH TIME YOU KNOW THAT NIGERIAN ARE NOW MORE CAREFULLY TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING PUBLSHED THAN EVER BEFORE. LIKE THIS, IT IS A MOST ATTEMPT TO INCITE TGAN TO EDUCATE AND INSTRUCT.

THIS IS THE MOST EVIDENT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, WISDOM AND EVEN THE LIST A BEGGER ON THE STREET POSSESS-COMMON SENSE ARTICLE I HAVE EVER COME BY ON THIS PLATFORM AND MUST NEVER BE ANALYSED BECAUSE IT HAS NO FACT, BEARING OR MEANING THAN THE FLAGRANT SHOW OF IGNORANCE.



YOUR INCITIVE INTENTION IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL. THINK OF SOMETHING GOOBD FOR YOURSELF, FAMILY, STATE AND NIGERIA IF ALL YOU CAN DO TO UPLIFT YOURSELF IS TO PUBLISH PREPOSTROUS, LIBELIOUS AND BLACKMAILING ARTICLE. YOU ARE A PAID-PIPER WHICH TUNE IS DETERMINED BY YOUR BOSS.

WE TOTALLY REJECT YOU, YOUR ARTICLE AND INTENTION AS TRUE AND DEDICATED NIGERIANS.

LFL( ANALIST)

Demdem:

[b]Foool, i can now see that u are so shameless and deceitful like ur master maku. he told us about the all powerful cabal that are gradually killing us. he painted a picture of a set of untouchable. he said these ones dont have the interest of the general populace at heart bla bla bla.
Little did we know that as he as saying this, one of these untouchables was right beside him. Does that show sincerity in ur dumb state?
Govt told us CABALS are killing us and yet same cabals like both the aviation and labour ministers sit to discuss how to defeat them? does this sound sane to u at all?
Its obvious to the sane that the govt as never sincere. this surely will be difficult for u to decode because u are simply not sane.

Again fool, have u ever wondered why the retardeen had to wait till after the subsidy protest, NASS probe before constituting his own probe? one would have expected that that ought to be the first step even before subsidy removal so that the govt could get the real picture of what is going on within the industry but alas it wasnt done. The retardeen waited till all hell broke loose and even with that the person mandated to bring out a white paper on some of these issue is a cabal member (labour minister). doesnt that suggest to u that the retardeen is running mad and yet u come here telling me that bold steps are being carried out.
Once again, i re-affirm that u are a foool.[/b]


I THINK THIS TO BE A FORUM OF AND FOR POLITICALLY ENLIGHTENED AND NOT POLITICAL BACK-BITERS..

IN EVERY FAMILY OF THE SAME DAD AND MUM THERE ARE THE PRODIGALS-WHO WILL NOT LIVE UP TO THEIR EXPECTATION. DOES THIS MEAN THE ENTIRE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT RESPONSILBLE? I ONCE AGAIN IN THE INNERMOST OF THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, FAIRNESS AND EQUITY DISAGREE WITH @DEMDEM AND SAY NAY/NO TO THIS AND THEIR ALLLEGATION WHICH HAS SHOWN THEIR BIASENESS ON THIS ISSUE.

IF WE ARE TO FOLLOW THEIR OPINION AND PITCH OUR TENTS WITH THEM, THEN IT WILL MEANS WE ALL WILL BE CONSUMED IN THE OCEAN OF THEIR "CONDEM ALL". I NO THEIR ANGER AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MEAN TO USE FORCE TO ASSERT AND CONVINCE THEIR LISTENERS WHICH IS NEVER THE RULE OF ARGUMENT.

TO SAY THE LIST, THEY MUST HAVE TO STATE THEIR CASE FOR AND AGAINST; IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PRESS AND PERSUADE THEIR AUDIENCE WITH COGENT AND VERIFIABLE FACTS TO MOVE THEM TO THEIR PROVINE THROUGH DEDUCTIONS FROM THEIR FACTS. THIS, I MUST SAY IS LACKING, NEEDED AND HAS NEVER BEEN SUPLLIED BY THEM.ALL I HAVE SEEN SO FAR IS UNVERIFIABLE COMPARISON AND " NAMING A DOG TO NAIL HIM" ARGUMENT WHICH IS OLD-FASHIONED.

@MANDELLAQUY, TO ME IS MORE CIVILISED, COGENT AND DEDUSIBLE IN SHOWING AND COMMENTING ON THIS ISSUE OF MAKU's QUALITY AS INFO MINISTER AND HAS STOOD AS AN ENLIGHTENED AND UMBIASED UMPIRE; NOT TO DEFEND BUT STATING THE OBVIOUS.

MY SUBMISSION TO ALL OF THIS IS THAT, NO MINISTER IS ALL THE MINISTERS AND ALL THE MINISTERS CAN NOT BE A MINISTER.

WE MUST NOT ALSO FORGET THAT IN A PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT ALL THE MINISTERS ARE COLLECTIVELY RESPONSIBLE TO THE PRESIDENT WHO CUTS THE SHORT AND MUST WORK TOGETHER TO ACTUALISE THE AGENDA OF SUCH ADMINISTRATION.

THEREFORE, THE ALLEGATION OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE LABOUR MINISTER IN THE SUBSIDY SCAM VISA-VIS HIS WORKING WITH MAKU AND CHAIRING THE WHITER PAPER COMMITTEE HAS NO BEARING WHATSOEVER WITH THE ISSUE AT HAND. BECAUSE IT WASN'T MAKU THAT APPOINTED HIM NOR CAN MAKU MAKE DECISION UNILATERALLY FOR THE PRESIDENT AS AN INFORMATION MINISTER.

WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT APPOINTTEES, THEIR RESPONSILITIES AND LIMITATIONS BEFORE REACHING HASTY CONCLUSIONS AS SEEN IN @DEMDEM.

TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, WOGU HAS BEEN CLEARED AS NOT BEING AMONG THE DIRECTORS Of PINACCLE AND UNTILL PROVEN OTHERWISE CANNOT BE SEEN IN THE EYE OF EVERY RIGHT THINKING NIGERIAN AS A CABAL THAT COULD HAVE FOILED THE PROSECUTION OR OTHERWISE OF SUBSIDY CABALS.

Let's reason like educated commentators not as market or chuwa-chuwa men or women who fights to get what he/ she thins is theirs.

ballabriggs:

I see you understand what is going on. Already Jona knows Maku is the most fraudulent minister in his cabinet as reported in some newspapers. Hence there is an attempt to launder his image.

But I say bye bye Labaran Maku, Rest In Peace, you are on your way out. With my petition and those pending on the desk of Mr President already, this crook called Maku is on his way out, there is no remedy.

JONA FIRE MAKU NOW!!!

Guk:

Thanks for your opinion.Thumbs up.

My own submission is that the guy is full of "Spin" making things appear to be what they are not. I wonder if these people have a consciense when they come out every wednesday after FEC meeting and you have to report on what you know is farce!! Difficult job but he seems to be enjoying the fact that he is getting away with fooling nigerians.

I can never forget the FEC meeting of January 4th when the nation was in arms over fuel subsidy removal, this guy was peddling false hood with a straight face. When it came to the turn of Minister Aganga to announce that the Fed govt had buses available and they wld be distributed within 10 days, he was so uncomfortable saying so because he knew he was lying!!

sessydoo: Rubbish PR, so how does this put food on the table of a common Man? or how has it reduced corruption in the land? He is also part of the thiefing cabal.....the same Maku, during his days as Union Activist in the University was vehemently against the removal of fuel subsidy, its quite surprising that today this man is now championing removal of subsidy. Any1 dat is honourable, will not serve in GEJ govt.....govt of corruption

oyb: Wtf?


Our army of gej muppets suddenly resurrected?

Is it appraisal time for maku?

Or is this a last desperate bid for xmas rice?

Sincere 9gerian: The forceful takeover of missionary schools by the Nigerian govt sometime in the 70s or so was another CATASTROPHIC and THOUGHTLESS policy. That inexplicable policy can be described as GOVT STUPIDITY at its best. I mean, even if the govt wanted to build its own schools, it could have done that without DESTROYING existing missionary schools. The govt took over those schools and simply DESTROYED them. That STUPID and RECKLESS policy marked the BEGINNING of the fall in the standard of education and MORAL DECADENCE in the society. The astronomical increase in crimes, criminalities, cultism, corruption and all sorts of atrocities can be traced back to that policy. The earlier we trace some of our problems to their roots, the better.

Sincere 9gerian: In my opinion, the NUMBER ONE destructive policy in Nigeria today is QUOTA SYSTEM(aka federal character). This policy has been in operation since Independence and has killed MERIT, COMPETITIVENESS and EFFICIENCY, particularly in the public sector. This THOUGHTLESS quota system policy, has over the years foilstered on this country INCOMPETENT, LAZY and LACKADAISICAL public servants. The public service all over the world is the ENGINE that drives every govt programmes and policies, therefore EFFICIENCY and COMPETENCY are crucial. Unfortunately, this ENGINE is grounding to a halt in Nigeria. I know the quota system was meant to CARRY EVERYONE ALONG but should that be at the expense of MERIT, EFFICIENCY and COMPETENCE? And for how much longer shall we continue to carry everyone along? Presently, the attitude of the average Nigerian is to blame the other person as the cause of the nations WOES while neglecting the real culprits, which I think can be found in DESTRUCTIVE policies such as quota system.

Sincere 9gerian: In my opinion, the NUMBER ONE destructive policy in Nigeria today is QUOTA SYSTEM(aka federal character). This policy has been in operation since Independence and has killed MERIT, COMPETITIVENESS and EFFICIENCY, particularly in the public sector. This THOUGHTLESS quota system policy, has over the years foilstered on this country INCOMPETENT, LAZY and LACKADAISICAL public servants. The public service all over the world is the ENGINE that drives every govt programmes and policies, therefore EFFICIENCY and COMPETENCY are crucial. Unfortunately, this ENGINE is grounding to a halt in Nigeria. I know the quota system was meant to CARRY EVERYONE ALONG but should that be at the expense of MERIT, EFFICIENCY and COMPETENCE? And for how much longer shall we continue to carry everyone along? Presently, the attitude of the average Nigerian is to blame the other person as the cause of the nations WOES while neglecting the real culprits, which I think can be found in DESTRUCTIVE policies such as quota system.

Whobedatte: He is creating a long lasting impression for average nigerians, that we need to stand up against our oppressors like GEJ and people like you who are benefitting from ROT, You don't call a spade a Garden fork,you can never paint a bad Govt positively

General Garicks:

All the industries for which you rated Obi are owned/chaired by anambrarians, so where do you expect them to be sited if not Anambra

ifee-gee:
This award should definitely go to my state governor T A Orji.Quote me at your own peril.

2 million: D curse on d presidential villa is still working...since gej or patience refuse 2 die it has taken his brother...poor man

slimming: Local Government seems to be more corrupt and secret in their activities becos the focus on them is minimal.

OYINBOGOJU: Thanks for the Twist........

I'm not bothered about that.

So can you also clarify this?
He was asked what he was doing as regards the culprit in halliburtton scandal he responded by saying it is better to let a criminal go free than to punish innocent man.

Again is that the same ideology he was using when bokoharam member arrested and few weeks later they were all released.

Does that mean there were no enough evidence to pRosecute this people.

How about Otedola/Farouk case is it also better to let criminal go free than punish innocents.

Who are the criminal and innocent?

Wadeoye: Is anybody disappointed? You guys voted in the wrong person and you want him to perform miracle. How possible is that?

OYINBOGOJU: Blind Government that failed to see where and how her people are suffering.

OYINBOGOJU: Every nation that practices governance through elected representatives must define so clearly what democracy should mean to its people. Such definition comes in form of rituals that distinguish it from other nations. The ability to invent forms of governance that are specific, meaningful, acceptable to the majority of the people, realistic, and time-bound sets a nation apart as intelligent in its conduct. A nation consists of people who have agreed to live and interact together on the basis of laws, not necessarily given by a divine being, but given by the people to themselves in the form of a constitution. And if the people have given to themselves a constitution, it is then a given that such a constitution should not be injurious to their interest, not be restrictive on their aspiration, and not vitiate provisions that are generous to them through some other clauses in the same constitution. Is this the best we can afford for ourselves? Is this the best president we can have for ourselves? Is this the best legislature or judiciary Nigerians are deserving of? The president said that, “PDP is the party to beat.” If this is true then I don’t know Nigerians; they must be truly a queer group.

Wadeoye: Is anybody disappointed? You guys voted in the wrong person and you want him to perform miracle. How possible is that?

OYINBOGOJU:

Thanks for showing your boldness to defend this inaccurate answer.

Mr President was asked about lavish expenditure on feeding.

His answer was I eat twice a day.

In your mind,does the answer correspond with the question.

If Obama had made this type of incoherent answer during interview I bet his administration would have stayed in the white house till now.

OYINBOGOJU:

Don't mind the guy.......

His name is analist but he can't even analize.