President Bola Tinubu has left for Paris, using the new Airbus A330, which replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought by the Obasanjo Administration.

A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, says the new plane, bought far below the market price, saves Nigeria huge maintenance and fuel costs, running into millions of dollars yearly.

It says the recommendation to replace the B737-700(BBJ) followed an investigative hearing by the National Assembly that questioned the plane’s safety record and cost efficiency, especially after it malfunctioned during the President’s trip to Saudi Arabia.

The statement explains that the Senate’s Security and Intelligence Committee recommended replacing the ageing aircraft in the presidential fleet to reduce downtime and operational expenses.

 

 

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