{"id":114253,"date":"2024-09-14T05:25:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T04:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=114253"},"modified":"2024-09-14T05:25:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T04:25:45","slug":"yacht-spotted-in-france-with-nigerian-flag-not-for-govt-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/yacht-spotted-in-france-with-nigerian-flag-not-for-govt-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Yacht spotted in France with Nigerian flag not for govt \u2014 Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1810143155639781560\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Presidency has dissociated itself from a yacht spotted with the Nigerian flag in St-Tropez, a coastal town in France.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nIt was alleged on social media that the yacht belonged to the Nigerian government but was being used for vacation.<\/p>\n<p>Former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, commented on it via X. \u201cIn St. Tropez, the crested #GreenWhiteGreen flutters aloft the #YachtForTheAges. At home, it is treason to even see it; say so or tell anyone,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In reaction on Saturday, Otega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Digital and New Media, said on X that the yacht belongs to a private individual.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe presidential aide said flags used by the president or armed forces do not contain the coat of arms like the one on the yacht.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cThere have been false claims circulating that a private individual\u2019s yacht was spotted in St. Tropez is a Nigerian government yacht. Here are some points to consider in order to discern the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 42m Bennetti yacht currently being shared online has been privately owned for around 5 years since it was constructed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to note that this specific yacht has no connection or ownership ties to the Nigerian government, president or armed forces. Any claims or assertions suggesting otherwise are simply not true and inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not uncommon for luxury yachts to fly the flag of the owner\u2019s country as well as the flag of the country in which they are registered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe official Nigerian flag is Green-White-Green without a coat of arms in the middle. Flags representing the Nigerian President or the Armed Forces do not contain a coat of arms in the center. 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