Tinubu already ‘bought $100m private jet, spent $50m for reconfiguration’, to be delivered soon – Sowore
Activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AA) in the 2023 general election, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu has purchased a $100 million presidential jet and also spent $5o million to reconfigure it before delivery anytime soon.
Sowore made the claim which could not be independently verified by NewsClick Nigeria at press time via his X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday evening.
In the post, Sowore stated, “While they are telling you to ‘exercise patience,’ @officialABAT already bought a $100m Presidential Jet and configured or reconfigured it with some $50 million and it is ready for delivery!”
While they are telling you to “exercise patience” @officialABAT already bought a $100m Presidential Jet and configured or reconfigured it with some $50million and it is ready for delivery! The jet is an A330-200 initially christened VP-CAC is now registered as 5N-FGA.
This was… pic.twitter.com/2VvaMVVN4s
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) July 15, 2024
He went on to describe the aircraft: “The jet is an A330-200 initially christened VP-CAC and is now registered as 5N-FGA.”
Sowore criticised the purchase, emphasising the disparity between the government’s spending and the country’s economic challenges. “This was not in the annual budget; they can’t pay minimum wage for workers but could afford $150m for a private jet. Students have to obtain loans to go to college, but they could afford to approve billions for hajj even as the money ended up being stolen.”