Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - President Bola Tinubu and his entourage, on Tuesday, June 18, flew two private jets from Lagos to Pretoria to attend the inauguration of the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa.a
According to punch, the president was spotted leaving Lagos where
he spent the Eid holiday said the President left with members of his team in
two private jets.
“They went in two private jets. Of course, you are aware that the
presidential jets are no longer in good shape,” the source, who preferred not
to be mentioned, said.
The President reportedly left the Presidential Wing of the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on a Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft around
11:06 am.
According to the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President
would attend the inauguration of Ramaphosa following his re-election as
President for a second term.
The development came barely 24 hours after the Presidency replied to the
objection by the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to a demand
for new aircraft for the presidential fleets. The House of Representatives
Committee on National Security and Intelligence had recently called on the
Federal Government to buy a new aircraft for President Tinubu and
Vice-President Kashim Shettima.
The committee’s recommendation was contained in a report released after
it investigated the status of the aircraft in the presidential air fleet.
Obi, on his X handle on Monday, however, described the move as
unfortunate, saying it was coming at a time Nigerians were grappling with
economic hardship occasioned by the Federal Government’s policies.
But the Presidency, in a swift reaction, described Obi’s comment as
insensitive, wondering if he would rather have the life of the President
jeopardised by flying faulty aircraft
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