The Presidency has come out to defend President Bola Tinubu’s recent acquisition of a refurbished Airbus A330. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️
The clarification follows widespread criticism from various sections of the country.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga explained that the new jet is not the personal property of President Tinubu but rather a valuable asset of the Nigerian people.
Onanuga emphasized that the refurbished jet replaces the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700 purchased during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.
Onanuga said, “The president did not buy a new jet; what he has is a refurbished jet – it has been used by somebody else before he got it but it is a much newer model than the one President Buhari used.
“The one President Buhari used was bought by President Obasanjo some 20 years ago.
“There was a time the President went to Saudi Arabia, that plane developed some problems and the President had to leave with a chartered jet to The Netherlands.” ..ALSO READ FULL FROM SOURCE ↔️