– Garba Shehu, the president’s senior special assistant on media and publicity, has confirmed the sale of two private jets in President Muhammadu Buhari’s fleet
– Shehu sai this is in line with the directive of the president that aircraft in the presidential air fleet be reduced to cut down on waste
– The president’s senior special assistant also said some of the aircrafts will be handed over to the Nigerian Air force to boost their operations.
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 fleet is believed to hold as much as 10 airplanes, and the president has been criticised for maintaining the large fleet in the past.
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 operations.
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.
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