The federal government has put one of the jets in the
presidential fleet up for sale.
The Hawker 4000 aircraft with registration number, 5N-FGX/:
RC 066, was advertised for sale in a call for bid published in some national
dailies on Wednesday.
The cost was not indicated but Aviation Week Network, a
global aviation platform, quoted Hawker Beechcraft, the manufacturers of the
aircraft, as valuing it for $22.9 million as of 2012.
The advert said the jet, which has been in use since
December 2011, has capacity for nine passengers and three crew members, and a
range of 3,190-nautical mile flown.
It said interested buyers should inspect the aircraft at the
presidential air fleet’s hangar located at Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport, Abuja.
Interested buyers were also requested to submit their closed
bid to the committee for sale of aircraft at the office of the national
security adviser (NSA), alongside a bank draft of $50,000.
“Please note that all bids must be submitted within one week
of this publication,” the advert read.
“Background check is required as a pre-qualification for the
bid. Prospective bidders, who want to inspect the aircraft, will be granted
access within one week from this advertisement.”
In 2016, the federal government also put up two presidential
aircraft — Falcon 7X executive jet and Hawker 4000 — for sale.
The presidential fleet is known to gulp resources for a
country with the highest rate of extreme poverty and where healthcare remains a
luxury.
Recall that the federal government budgeted N73.3 billion
for the presidential air fleet from 2011 to 2020.
The allocations comprise a recurrent and capital expenditure
of N35.9 billion and 37.4 billion respectively, with an average of N7 billion
budget annually.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com