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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disposal of two of the aircraft operated by the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
The presidency, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), advertised the sale of two aircraft in a newspaper yesterday.
The president’s media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, the presidency confirmed that the newspaper advertisement in Thisday Newspaper for the sale of two presidential aircraft was duly authorised by Buhari.
“The decision was in line with the directive by Buhari that aircraft in the presidential air fleet be reduced to cut waste”, he said.
Shehu further said that when Buhari campaigned as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate before the 2015 presidential election, he promised to look into the presidential air fleet with a view to cutting down on waste.
He explained that Buhari’s directive to a government committee given this assignment was that he would like to see a compact and reliable aircraft fleet for the safe airlift of the president, vice-president and other government officials on special missions.
While disclosing that the exercise was by no means complete, Shehu added that some other aircraft in the presidential fleet would be handed over to the Nigerian Air Force to boost its operations.
The presidency, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), advertised the sale of two aircraft in a newspaper yesterday.
The president’s media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, the presidency confirmed that the newspaper advertisement in Thisday Newspaper for the sale of two presidential aircraft was duly authorised by Buhari.
“The decision was in line with the directive by Buhari that aircraft in the presidential air fleet be reduced to cut waste”, he said.
Shehu further said that when Buhari campaigned as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate before the 2015 presidential election, he promised to look into the presidential air fleet with a view to cutting down on waste.
He explained that Buhari’s directive to a government committee given this assignment was that he would like to see a compact and reliable aircraft fleet for the safe airlift of the president, vice-president and other government officials on special missions.
While disclosing that the exercise was by no means complete, Shehu added that some other aircraft in the presidential fleet would be handed over to the Nigerian Air Force to boost its operations.