By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
The federal government has decided to sell three older presidential aircraft as part of an effort to reduce unnecessary expenses associated with maintaining the fleet.
Zakari Mijinyawa, a spokesman for the NSA, confirmed the ongoing disposal process on Friday.
“We saw the report and recommendation by the lawmakers. But the truth of the matter is that we can not afford to buy two aircraft at a go, even though we are selling off others. The approval now is to find one whose cost is not too much that we can augment with what we raise from this sale,”
“Yes, we have received two offers for the BBJ and one for the Falcon X. But the NSA insisted that we must press for a better deal instead of rushing to have a bad deal for the government.”