₦airaland Forum

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last year’s election, Peter Obi, has asked the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to come clean on the details of the newly acquired presidential jet and those of the old ones being sold off.

He made the call on Tuesday night on his X handle.

Daily Trust reports that President Tinubu, on Monday, embarked on a working visit to France aboard a newly acquired Airbus A330 business jet, amidst controversies surrounding its purchase.

The model, typically used as a twin-aisle passenger aircraft, was purchased last month at a cost of $100m and has now been registered to the Nigerian Air Force.

The modified jet is one of the three presidential aircraft recently seized by a French court in favour of a Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, over a dispute with the Ogun State Government.

However, on Friday, August 16, Zhongshan said that it had decided to release one of the three aircraft as a gesture of goodwill, especially due to a scheduled meeting between President Tinubu and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.

Obi said that despite all the denials and back and forth over the newly acquired presidential aircraft, the jet was now here, thanks to the French court that helped Nigerians get the information.

“Now that the Jet is here, can Nigerian taxpayers whose money was used to purchase it need to be privy to how much it cost and how old the aircraft is and how long its been in operation.

“In addition, Nigerians also deserve to know about how the old jets being disposed, how many of them, how old they are, and why they are being sold. Transparency and Accountability should be the hallmark of any genuine leadership,” Obi said.

He said that the federal government would lose nothing but respect, if it failed to provide adequate information about its leadership to the people whose money was being deployed and whose mandate the President was holding.

“A presidential jet is a major symbol of national sovereignty and state power. How much it costs to transport the president, is a major issue of public accountability. I hope that Nigerians will not be denied the right of full disclosure on the new presidential jet,” Obi added.

"Until a court in France prohibits Nigeria from moving or selling these three jets, Nigerians have no iota of information about both the buying and selling of these aircraft. It has been done in secrecy. Federal Government property, which belongs to the people, is being managed as a personal family asset

Igbo:
This foolish man just want to be relevant at all cost

Kobicove:
The airplane was always breaking down and needed to be changed, which other explanation do you need?!

PlayMaker14:
It is almost guaranteed that some Happy slaves would come here and launch a full-fledged attack on Peter Obi for asking the Emilokan administration to disclose proper information on the details of the newly purchased presidential plane and the old ones that are being sold off.

They don't care if the incompetent buffon known as Tinubu wastes taxpayer money; all they want to do is attack everyone who criticizes their brother's administration.

ruggedboych:
They will not explain anything, instead they will give their online hungry defenders 30k to come up with propaganda and drag their tormentor Peter Obi

And you will never see helinues on this thread, na propaganda threads against Igbo you will see him comment rubbish

Ronu people are pathetic

Igbo:
This foolish man just want to be relevant at all cost

Harddiskng:
Are you minding them and their jobless messiah, that is always roaming around.

A jet that is more than 15 years old.

If i were the one, I would replace it for my yourself talk less of our precious President Bola Ahmad Tinubu

Haters just want him to fall from 50,000 feet but God will not allow their evil imaginations to prevail.

Bobby4090:
Always trying to be relevant by force. This man is under a curse. Always keeps quiet if anything or killing happens the SE but first to comment if it's outside SE. Bigoted tribal warlord with a 3rd class certificate.

BeeBeeOoh:
https://dailytrust.com/nigerians-deserve-explainations-on-new-old-presidential-jets-peter-obi/

PlayMaker14:
It is almost guaranteed that some Happy slaves would come here and launch a full-fledged attack on Peter Obi for asking the Emilokan administration to disclose proper information on the details of the newly purchased presidential plane and the old ones that are being sold off.

They don't care if the incompetent buffon known as Tinubu wastes taxpayer money; all they want to do is attack everyone who criticizes their brother's administration.