- Safiu Kehinde
Labour Party’s 2023 Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has charged Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to tell the nation the cost of the new Presidential Jet.
Following the release of one of the grounded jets for Tinubu’s visit to France, Obi, in a post on his X handle yesterday, called for transparency and accountability of the Federal Government to taxpayers.
He also inquired about how the old presidential jets were disposed.
“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 wrote.
Obi further stressed on the need for the disclosure of the cost of the new jet while noting the significance of Presidential jets to the nation’s image.
“The government will lose nothing but respect, if it fails to provide adequate information about its leadership to the people whose money is being deployed and whose mandate the President is 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.” He added.
Recall NPO Reports on the seizure of the jets alongside two others by a French Court in a lawsuit involving Ogun State government and a Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd.
One of the jets would, however, be temporarily release for Tinubu’s visit to France earlier this week.