The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement made available to
journalists.
Shehu said the decision to sell the jets was line with the
directive of the President that aircraft in the Presidential Air Fleet be
reduced to cut down on waste.
He explained that the reduction would not end with the sale
of the two jets.
The presidential spokesman said some aircraft in the fleet
would also soon be handed over to the Nigeria Air Force for its operations.
Shehu said, “When he campaigned to be President, the then
APC candidate Muhammadu Buhari, if you recall, promised to look at the
Presidential Air Fleet with a view to cutting down on waste.
“His directive to a government committee on this assignment
is that he liked to see a compact and reliable aircraft for the safe airlift of
the President, the Vice President and other government officials that go on
special missions.
“This exercise is by no means complete.
“I am sure the Commander of the Presidential Air Fleet will
any time from now, call you to a ceremony at which he will hand over some other
aircraft to the Airforce for their operations.”
According to the Presidency, the PAF currently has 10
aircraft.
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