President Muhammadu Buhari puts up 2
presidential jets for sale
On Tuesday, October 4, the federal
government advertised the sale of two
aircraft in the presidential fleet.
Garba Shehu, the president’s senior special
assistant on media and publicity, confirmed
this in a series of tweets from his Twitter
handle @GarShehu.
He said this is in line with the directive of
President Muhammadu Buhari that aircraft in
the presidential air fleet be reduced to cut
down on waste.
The Office of the National Security Adviser
advertised the sale of two airplanes in a
national daily, adding that the aircraft that
are currently up for sale are Falcon 7x and
Hawker 4000 and are to be quoted in dollars.
The president’s senior special assistant also
said some of the aircrafts will be handed over
to the Nigerian Air force to boost their
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It was earlier reported that 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 Presidential Aircraft Fleet contains 10
aircraft. They are Boeing Business Jet
(Boeing 737-800 or AirForce One), one
Gulfstream 550, one Gulfstream V (Gulfstream
500) and two Falcons 7X. Others are one
Hawker Sidley 4000, two AgustaWestland AW
139 helicopters and twoAgustaWestland AW
101 helicopter.
Recall that President Buhari one year ago
promised Nigerians to cut the cost of
governance by selling a part of his
presidential air fleet.
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