The Federal Government has advertised the sale of two aircraft in the presidential fleet and directed that the bids be quoted in US dollars.
A Falcon 7x and Hawker 4000 are the aircraft to be disposed, according to an advert placed in a national daily.
Interested buyers were asked to inspect the Falcon at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International, Airport, Abuja, and the Hawker at Cessna Zurich Citation Service Centre, Zurich, Switzerland.
The office of the national security adviser (NSA), which is in charge of the sale, said all bids should be quoted in US dollars – a possible indication that the government is avoiding exchange rate risks being experienced by businesses in Nigeria.
The number of the aircraft in the presidential fleet has been a subject of discussion, with critics lamenting the cost of maintaining them in a period of economic crisis.
Ben Bruce, senator representing Bayelsa east, who has been one of the vocal voices in the national assembly, advised President Muhammadu Buhari to sell off all the jets.
“I appeal to @MBuhari to sell off our 11 presidential jets. Maintaining them at the current ₦5.3 Billion per annum is against #commonsense. Does it make #commonsense that our presidential air fleet is larger than the combined fleet of the Queen of England and the British PM?” he once wrote on Twitter.
In September, Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, hinted that the aircraft in the fleet would soon be reduced.
“There is a govt committee already in place, working to reduce the number of aircraft in the Presidential fleet,” he also wrote on Twitter.
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Sales of national Assets I saw it coming
ReplyDeletePlanes are not assets! They r liabilities
DeleteBuhari is a hypocrite should sell all but two .
ReplyDeleteU are more hypocrite Dan buhari, was Jonathan not there for 6years, was his economy team not know recession was ahead,how much was he using in maintaining wen he was there,so u people should not com online as if buhari is our problems from them in memorial, and wen did sen Ben Murray find his voice, God bless Nigeria
DeleteGood to know
DeleteAnon08.47 why are you calling /2; that was there for 6yrs what about OBJ that was there for 8yrs, IBB, Buhari again then you can mention GEJ you think that calling him settles the equation, but NO. The recession we are in started long before 6yrs. We are 56 yrs so simple maths, will show that the problem started 50 yrs back.
Deletegood move.. use d money for the betterment of the country please sir
ReplyDeleteWho are they selling it to? 😂
DeleteThank u oo queen, who are they selling it to, are they not the ones that will still buy it.mtchewww
Delete11 jet, Biko am behind Ben Bruce. Sell off 9 and keep 2.
ReplyDeleteBuhari Biko we No want change,just return the economy the way Oga jona left it.
Dollar is almost 500 to a dollar and you don't care,why, coz aso villa will have light 247, good always. When you get sick , you run to your physcian in UK and pay with tax payer's money.
E di very wicked!!!
Am Jesus bAby,by his stripes am healed.
Hmmm,all this rich men should go and buy na.but be rest assured EFCC are coming for you!
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DeleteExactly what I was tinking, if a nigerian should buy this, na EFCC go visit am after the purchase
DeleteI read about reducing them as well. Anyway they know who the advert is meant for.
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ReplyDeleteBen Bruce the #common sense king
It's been a long time coming. How about reducing the no of cars in every govt officials convoy? How about reducing big govt? How about reducing unnecessary foreign trips when we have substantive ambassadors? The list goes on...we need pratical and realistic solutions to our problems. So thank you Mr President for this bold move #firsttocomment
ReplyDeleteThis country has a very long way to go.
DeleteOya, lemme go n bid
ReplyDeleteIdeas are easy. Execution is fucken difficult...
ReplyDeleteOff to go cop one for myself
ReplyDelete#JetLife.
Lemme goan inspect and bid.I will use it for commercial purpose.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm,ok ooo
ReplyDeleteThis clueless Buhari should sell them all and start entering economy class after all he is a poor that has to borrow money from the bank to pay for the presidential election form.
ReplyDeleteWhat about ur Jonathan dat claim he has no shoes, who better pass for both now.
DeleteWhat about your OBJ what did he do for 8yrs after second missionary journey?
DeleteSending only the two almost dead one doesn't make sense. Sell all
ReplyDeleteSelling*
ReplyDeleteThey have started selling now oo, later they will say the money disappeared
ReplyDeleteJust 2? What are they using the other nine for?
ReplyDeleteNa them them go still buy am...
ReplyDeleteGood!
ReplyDeleteSo after peter obi's speech they now agreed to sell off some jets? 11jets in a country undergoing recession. Is it that this government is stupid or what? So if nobody told them, they wouldnt hv sold? Awon fools
ReplyDeleteIt has been on the govt mind to sell dem since, but everything is process, nd again if u most sell, u will want to sell u can make de best price, so u guys should not com online to talk as if u know too much nd better Dan others.
DeleteAnonymous 8.29, some of you re just so stupid like your comments. Which Peter Obi are you talking about? Same Peter Obi that used Anambra state money to build Mall and buy properties in Abuja? Is he not corrupt aswell?
DeleteListen always read news in daily newspapers not blog. The sell of presidential aircrafts has been one of Buhari's election campaigns manifesto. By the way you increased our aircrafts to 11 if not your Jonathan. Mumu comments everywhere.
The two Anonymous before this. Clap for yourselves. If I was Yoruba I would have said, E ni Ilakaye.The Problem with you all is the need to compare wrongly. You voted this new administration because the previous administration failed completely. Yet you choose to compare an alternative to the same failed one? You booked a plane ticket for a journey and then keep comparing a plane's trip with a train? Abi iru kpalakpala wo ni Nigerian Politics turned formerly reasonable people into??? I hope you aren't Christians because the bible says anyone that lack wisdom should ask, so it can't be that. Jonathan failed! Buhari is failing much more! No one runs a government by trials and error. So this had always been in his mind, just like every other campaign promise? The man has 3 years to rule, he spent more than half before remembering even his own speech. How hard is it to come into office and within the first 6 month while waiting for the heavenly Ministers, sell aircraft? And the others such as one meal per day to kids in primary school, Jobs, Dollar = #1 etc. He keeps mentioning security and corruption, that was how we got this economy where people have started exchanging their own kids for a bag of rice! Don't worry. In one and half year, the whole government stops as the norm in Africa. Election years have never been used for any other thing than campaigns and fire approach. And Imagine, I didn't even Vote Jonathan because that man is delude, this one now come out as worse. Chai, Naija me I dey hail thee o.
Deletethe man buhari was not prepared to rule. he jst want to be president jst for bragging right
DeleteWho won buy? In this Buhari times, anybody that wants to buy it should be ready for questioning
ReplyDeleteLet me call bae immediately
ReplyDeleteThey should sell all and when buhari wants to travel, he should enter economy. Afterall before he become this president, no be economy.. back seat he dey sit down.
ReplyDeleteI hope if any nigerian buys it, they won't use EFCC to follow the person? Cuz I have one yahoo boy that is ready to buy ooo. As in cash
ReplyDeleteGod abeg pick my call make I buy am keep am for Oshodi.
ReplyDeleteSo after Peter Obi's speech about waste in government, they decided to sell, just two. To maintain one anually is like 5 billion. Tanzanian president enters economy class with his entourage
ReplyDeleteThey are ten in number I believe. Six more to go.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 9.54..We Nigerians are big time hypocrites..When Jonathan was there, where was Senator Murray Bruce ''commonsense'' to give advice to his brother..Nigerians sudden development to amnesia is very appalling...
ReplyDeleteokay i want to buy but since na secound hand how much last?...i get like 20k
ReplyDeleteOK naa. please sell all but two. that would be enough for you and your daughters.
ReplyDeleteour house members should also reduce their salaries and eliminate that nonsense oversight allowances.
scrap the confusion causing office of the wife of president.
reduce foreign trip.
buy made in Nigeria goods. we have innoson motors. buy car from them and strengthen our nails.
I can continue to count......
Hehehe who wan buy ni. When EFCC just de probe piple up ND down. I dey look na make I see who go buy😁
ReplyDeleteSomeone help me find out how much.If dem gree N1 ,make I buy one quickly.I can even buy the two self dash Stella one.
ReplyDeleteSomeone help me find out how much.If dem gree N1 ,make I buy one quickly.I can even buy the two self dash Stella one.
ReplyDeleteJust 2 while he is in recession, he is not ready @ all
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