President Tinubu Flies Private Jet to South Africa, Avoids Presidential Aircraft
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.
Punch reports that a source who spotted the President leaving from 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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