Hawker 4000 jet
In 2012 budget an additional $12 million was budgeted to complete the purchase of the jet.
But that money is now tied up in court, as our investigation has revealed that the manufacturer, Hawker Beechraft, entered into bankruptcy proceedings in the US District Court of Southern New York last May.
Curiously, the purchase notice was initiated by one Group Captain Ma Yakubu, who gave away the $9 million using the address of “Nigerian Presidential Wing, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Presidential Air Fleet Abuja, Nigeria.” His phone number and email addresses were listed as follows: +234 8052088048 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
FREE +234 8052088048 end_of_the_skype_highlighting and Maminuyana@Yahoo.Com.Our sources say this is highly unusual, as the purchase order would normally have emanated not from an airport, but from within the presidency, the Ministry of Aviation or the Nigerian Air Force.
Yesterday’s crash of a Nigeria navy executive Agusta 109E helicopter, which killed Kaduna State Governor Patrick Yakowa, former NSA Andrew Owoye Azazi and four others, while doing private errands for presidential aide Oronto Douglas, demonstrates how public property is routinely converted to private benefit especially in a corrupt administration.
The presidency currently has at its disposal about 11 jets, many of them running errands on a daily basis for privileged officials and their relatives. When those are not enough, they call for similar equipment that belong to the armed forces, the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, and similar offices.
“Yesterday, the naval helicopter was abused throughout the day, like a free taxi cab, until it simply fell out of the sky,” an analyst told SaharaReporters.
The two helicopters on order by Mr. Jonathan will cost Nigeria $40 million, but it is unclear how many similar equipment may be on order around the world, or have already been bought or delivered, because government officials often account to nobody. The tracking of most contracts is non-existent after they have been awarded.
SaharaReporters has written to Group Captain Yakubu in an effort to obtain further information about the aborted purchase of the Hawker 4000 jet.
The US District court has approved Hawker Beechcraft’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy as a slimmer corporation, also last week the court authorized the company to sell off its entire inventory of Hawker 4000 jets at $20 million each.
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Why are you wasting our money on useless things ?
ReplyDeleteUk Prime Minister has only 2 jets ,what are you going to do with 11 or 13 jets ?
I dont want to believe that you want to give it to Pastor ...
Navy Helicopter boarded by Yakowa and others was on 15 trips before crashing .
I ask you who will pay for fuel , Maintenance and logistic. NIGERIANS (FROM TAX ) .
Cant you have messy on average and Poor Nigerian .
Just know that you and your family can never escape from God .
well I do not think use of military helicopters to convey certain government officials to certain functions amounts to an abuse.
ReplyDeleteThis is the practise world wide. The presidential Jets or planes can not go every where but the helicopters can access most places because of their vertical take off and landing abilities
Anyhow Jonathan needs to get Billions of Dollar in his account before 2015.
ReplyDeleteDo you know how they "runs" things in Abuja.
Go to Amazon or manufacturer websites , you will get average prize (including shipping ) for anything you want .
However , when it come to Nigeria "runs".
Something that is $20m they will package for $40m and get return ($20m ) along with the goods .
The money will be shared among the CLICK.
We know and we see but there is nothing we can do individually .
Only God can deliver this country from ...
Na wa o .
ReplyDeleteI am not sure whether there is hope for this country .
May be revolution can solve our problem.
hmmm , i am not sure .
Jonathan, a fish-out-of-water, shoeless, quasi-illiterate, highly corrupt, Aso Rock (P)resident of Nigeria is suffering from a hero complex. He fancies himself as Spark, the Star Trek actor with extra large-sized, satellite-dish looking pair of ears. Don't forget to add a hovercraft to your fleet so that you can avail yourself of it in your waterlogged creek, that is, if you don't go by the way of your political co-travelers before end of your tenure.
ReplyDeleteI pray to God over dose of our leaders who will nt listenen 2 our yawnings n suferings bt keep wasting our moneys on frivolities, dat if dey fly God will fall dem down unless dey make nigeria habitable 4 d commoners.
ReplyDeletePUT YOURSELF IN JONATHAN'S SHOES. WHAT WOULD YOU DO DO IN HIS SHOES?@/)&#*?:M:::????
ReplyDeleteA man who was once without shoe if blessed with abundant shoes with sum conditions not being equal is bound to misuse the shoes. So make una leave Johna. But come oooo, if the helicopter is suppose to make five trips and the so call na-we-get-govt ppl decides to do 15 and it crashed, who will pay? becos if it were a company, insurance company will not pay. and the matter will not only be for those that Died but also those who's responsibility it was to ensure that the Helicopter is used according to laid down rules. And if the pilot knew that the limit has been reached and he continued to fly, then maybe he was ready to die that day. But as for me my sympathy is reserved until we know what made all party involved to overuse the Helicopter to that break point and cause Nigeria so much loss.
ReplyDeleteEven u buy space, all is vernity. We all leave it one day.
ReplyDeleteYes oº°˚ ˚°º ... Vanity upon Vanity!!! Covet all what you wish to covet, at †ђξ end you die α̲̅πϑ leave it behind for your inheritors! Α̲̅πϑ †ђξ worst part is you must account for every penny coveted!!! Go ahead α̲̅πϑ keep stealing! You'll tell †ђξ story sooner or later. Nothing lasts forever, not even life!!! You should know better.
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na wa oo,dem just dey spend dis money as dem see am oooo.well leave am alone ooo he dey chop d life of im head coz im no know d back of 2morrow,if na u wetin u go do
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