Politician , Peter Obi has knocked calls for a presidential jet to be purchased for the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.
Last week, the VP Shetima cancelled his trip to the Commonwealth Summit in Samoa over an incident at an airport in New York, United States. In a statement issued, the presidency had said Shettima could not proceed to Samoa because a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York.
Shortly after the incident, the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, released a statement calling on the Federal Government to consider buying a new aircraft for Shettima. Lawan said Shettima’s life is at risk due to the faulty presidential aircraft he used to represent President Bola Tinubu in official engagements across the globe. He said the aircraft designated to the vice president has had several incidents in recent times and needs to be replaced with a new one.
Reacting to the calls for a new presidential jet, Obi in a statement released asked what the Vice President needs a new presidential jet for when Nigerians are dealing harsh economic conditions.
50% to both her GDP and GDP per capita, decide to buy a Presidential jet, used by both the President and Vice President.
The Vice President travels mostly in the country’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia.
And since we have recently undeservedly bought one, it should be used on essential, inevitable trips of the President and Vice President.
I appeal to the President, Vice President, and our public office holders that our present precarious situation calls only for minimal and highly contributory inevitable travels.
It is time to sit down and find solutions to our litany of challenges for the wellbeing of the people and the development of our country.
Nigeria will rise again if the leadership can commit to selfless service.
A New Nigeria is POssible if we can get our priorities right. -PO
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