The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Celebration, Peter Obi, has mentioned Nigerians deserve to understand the fee and year of the unutilized presidential jet and the years it’s been in operation.
In a line of posts by the use of his respectable X care for on Tuesday, the previous Governor of Anambra Circumstance additionally mentioned Nigerians should understand how the worn jets are disposed of, what number of of them, how worn 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 from side to side over the newly received presidential airplane, the jet is now right here due to the French courtroom that helped Nigerians get the tips.
“Now that the jet is right here, Nigerian taxpayers whose cash was once worn to buy it want to be aware of how a lot it prices, how worn the airplane is and the way lengthy it’s been in operation.
“In addition, Nigerians also deserve to know about how the old jets are being disposed of, 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 emphasized the Federal Executive’s provision of sufficient details about its management to the population, mentioning that transparency and duty must be the hallmark of any authentic management.
He added, “The federal government will lose not anything however admire if it fails to lend sufficient details about its management to the population whose cash is being deployed and whose mandate the President is protecting.
“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.”
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