The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Occasion, Peter Obi, has stated Nigerians should know the fee and age of the brand new presidential jet and the years it has been in operation.
In a sequence of posts by way of his official X deal with on Tuesday, the previous Governor of Anambra State additionally stated Nigerians should understand how the previous jets are disposed of, what number of of them, how previous they’re, and why they’re being bought.
He wrote. “Now that the presidential jet has arrived. From all indications, regardless of all of the denials and backwards and forwards over the newly acquired presidential plane, the jet is now right here because of the French court docket that helped Nigerians get the knowledge.
“Now that the jet is right here, Nigerian taxpayers whose cash was used to buy it should be aware of how a lot it prices, how previous the plane is and the way lengthy it’s been in operation.
“As well as, Nigerians additionally should find out about how the previous jets are being disposed of, what number of of them, how previous they’re, and why they’re being bought. Transparency and Accountability needs to be the hallmark of any real management.”
Obi emphasised the Federal Authorities’s provision of enough details about its management to the folks, stating that transparency and accountability needs to be the hallmark of any real management.
He added, “The federal government will lose nothing however respect if it fails to supply enough details about its management to the folks whose cash is being deployed and whose mandate the President is holding.
“A presidential jet is a serious image of nationwide sovereignty and state energy. How a lot it prices to move the president is a serious concern of public accountability. I hope that Nigerians is not going to be denied the proper of full disclosure on the brand new presidential jet.”
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