Nigerias Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, criticizes Seizure of Nigerian Presidential Jets , Bola Tinubu. (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON / AFP) (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
EPICSTORIAN – Presidential candidate of the labour party (LP), Peter Obi, has condemned the alleged “seizure of Nigeria’s Presidential Jets”.
Obi in his own words described the incident regarding the alleged seizure of Nigeria’ Presidential Jets as “Shameful” and “an international Embarrassment”.
He said the occasion highlighted “many embarrassing things exposing Nigeria’s failed leadership” and indifference to “the rule of law”.
“The trending international news on the seizure of three Jets belonging to Nigeria’s Presidential fleet is yet another of many embarrassing things exposing our failed leadership and our attitude to the rule of law even in a democracy,” Obi wrote in a social media post, expressing concern over the economic hardship faced by Nigerian households.
“It has also exposed multiple dimensions to our leadership failure and our insensitivity to the plight of the growing poor class in our midst
“The fact that the federal government went ahead with the jet deal despite the cacophonous cry against the purchase of a Presidential jet at this time when the people are going through a horrifying economic hardship shows the insensitivity of this administration.
“Added to it is the embarrassing aspect of our country’s Presidential jets being held for contractual breaches arising from yet another dimension of inadequate leadership tidiness.
“I have been loud in my demand over time that the government at all levels should be accountable to the people, meaning that they must be very transparent in all their dealings.
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“Until a court in France prohibits Nigeria from moving or selling these three jets, Nigerians have no iota of information about both the buying and selling of these aircraft.
“It has been done in secrecy. Federal Government property, which belongs to the people, is being managed as a personal family asset.
Why he cared about the Presidential Jets
Peter claimed it’s irrational for the Nigerian government under the leadership of president Tinubu to consider purchase of presidential Jets worth $100 million dollars each
“Paying as much as $100m dollars for a Presidential jet for a country that is the poverty capital of the World and has more out-of-school children,” he continued.
“With over 40% food inflation is the height of concern for the people’s feelings. This incident has also opened up an aspect of indiscipline that is copiously embedded in our country which is the abuse and disrespect for the rule of law.
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“Here are questions begging for answers: To what extent did the Ogun government follow its agreement with the Chinese firm?
“After the UK court ruling that prohibited some Nigeria building in Liverpool.
“I would like to, therefore, challenge the federal government to come clean and transparent on this matter and tell Nigerians how we got to this latest international mess. – PO”
