The candidate of the Labour Party in 2023 presidential election Peter Obi has challenged the presidency to make public the amount it paid for the new presidential jet and how long the aircraft has been in existence.
Obi in a statement on his X handle Tuesday night, noted that transparency and accountability is the hallmark of any sincere and genuine leader.
He stated that now that the aircraft has been released by the French court, Nigeria taxpayers whose money was used to purchase the jet need to know how much it cost and how old the aircraft is and how long its been in operation.
“In addition, Nigerians also deserve to know how many of them, how old they are, and why they are being sold.
“Transparency and accountability should be the hallmark of any genuine leadership,” Obi added.
The former Anambra State governor told President Bola Tinubu that his government will lose nothing but respect, if it fails to provide adequate information about his leadership to the people whose money was being deployed and whose mandate the president is holding.
“A presidential jet is a major symbol of national sovereignty and state power.
“How much it costs to transport the president, is a major issue of public accountability,” he said, and expressed the hope that Nigerians would not be denied the right of full disclosure on the new presidential jet.