{"id":113995,"date":"2024-08-21T17:16:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113995"},"modified":"2024-08-21T17:16:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:16:13","slug":"new-presidential-jet-how-old-and-how-much-obi-queries-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/new-presidential-jet-how-old-and-how-much-obi-queries-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"New Presidential Jet: &#8216;How old and How much&#8217; Obi queries Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1808010881256188056\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in 2023 general elections Peter Obi has challenged the Presidency to make public the amount it paid for the new Presidential Jet and how old the aircraft has been in existence.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The LP standards bearer is also demanding more information on the old aircraft being discarded for the new one.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Writing on his X handle on Tuesday night saying<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Now that the Presidential Jet has arrived&#8217;, the former Anambra State Governor said that transparency and accountability is the Hallmark of any sincere and genuine leader.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;From all indications, despite all the denials, and back and forth over the newly acquired\u00a0 Presidential aircraft, the jet is now here thanks to the French court that helped Nigerians to get the information.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Now that the Jet is here, can Nigerian taxpayers whose money was used to purchase it need to be privy to how much it cost and how old the aircraft is and how long its been in operation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;In addition, Nigerians also deserve to know about how the old jets being disposed, 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.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The government will lose nothing but respect, if it fails to provide adequate information about its leadership to the people whose money is being deployed and whose mandate the President is holding.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;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. 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