The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has upbraided the Federal Government for contemplating the purchase of some new aircraft to add to the existing Presidential fleets.

Obi described the move as unacceptable and a clear show of insensitivity to the suffering of the Nigerian people.

Writing on his X handle on Monday, the LP standards bearer said "At a time when our country is on the front page of global newspapers for facing its worst economic crisis, marked by high inflation, a falling currency, and widespread poverty, the government is contemplating buying new presidential jets.
"This demonstrates extreme insensitivity to citizens' struggles.

"With rising insecurity, poverty, hunger, and homelessness, this decision highlights the disconnect that is apparent between the government and the people.

"It is unacceptable as the situation in the country today more than ever demands a more compassionate use of resources, prioritizing citizens' welfare.

"It's on record that our presidential jets have an average age of 12 years, purchased when most Nigerians could afford necessities. Now, as our country faces significant challenges, including a high debt profile, our citizens are in even greater need. Instead of adding to our luxuries, we should be focused on alleviating their suffering and finding solutions to their problems.

"For long, our bad leadership has made our priorities, as leaders, to be at variance to the needs of society, which is why we are headed now south, as a nation.

"To elucidate further, despite dropping down to the fourth-largest economy in Africa, with a GDP of $252 billion and a per capita income of $1,080, with huge debt burdens and borrowing to service debts, yet, we are spending $15 million for our Vice President's residence, while the USA, the world's largest economy with a GDP of $25 trillion, about 100 times our GDP, and a per capita income of $80,000, about 80 times ours, still houses their Vice President in Number 1 Observatory Circle, a house built over 100 years ago, and whose value is less than the $15 million we are spending on our VP's residence.

"A reputable real estate company reports that the US Vice President's Official Residence is valued at about $7.5 million today.

"While we had earlier refurbished the old VP residence with $2 million, the over 100-year-old US Vice President's house has only undergone wide-scale renovations twice, funded by taxpayers' money; in 1993 and 2021. Every new US VP is free to finance any minor refurbishing from his funds.

"It's, therefore, time to stop this impunity, insensitivity, and shamelessness and refocus on the needs of our people.

"We must prioritize education, healthcare, and lifting our citizens out of poverty. Let us work together to build a nation that truly serves its people, not just the interests of a few.

"Let's rise to the challenge, and build this new Nigeria which is now more possible than ever before.
https://thescrutinyng.com/index.php/2024/06/17/new-presidential-jet-shows-fgs-insensitivity-to-plight-of-nigerians-obi/

No mind them na SOUL PLANE dey hungry tinubu this time 😋

No more presidential nyasch I mean yatch again

Obi always cho cho cho

Na him e pain pass....pele

No sensible thing can ever come out from this worthless agulu fraud mouth

All I can see above me for now is just 3 BATerias

This irrelevant bitter gbajue poli-thiefcian Pandora box does not know how to play opposition politics. Always condemn every good thing in Nigeria.
A sensible poli-thiefcian should know that safety and prevention is far better than cure.
If it was the wish of bitter Obi-diot that our President should involve in Air mishap due to an aging Aircraft, then this wish is returned upon him and his Obi-diots movement.
The president will live longer than all of you, same way Wole Soyinka and Buhari are outliving the dying movement of bitter people.
Bitterness will sure end Peter Obi-diot life.

When did lawmakers become part of the executive?

Peter Obi, on whose rock will the new Nigeria be built and the gates of criminality shall not prevail against him

Peter Obi must be relieved that he doesnt have to fly around in this new jet while the rest of Nigerians suffer.

Abeg, make Peter Obi go rest. E no dey tire to dey talk? Na true say we need new jet. Na di kain leader we get.

It was painful that 85% of yoruba Muslim faithful in Lagos yesterday celebrated Salah without fresh pepper and tomatoes 😭 its worst when you remember that our brothers the Yorubas love pepper yet great numbers couldn't afford it, 6 pieces of pepper goes for 500 naira and 7 pieces of semi unripe tomatoes goes for 1k. I can tell you that there is hope and cheaper alternative to tomatoes but we are working on pepper too but for now lets concentrate on cheaper alternative for tomatoes. Do you know that pawpaw is better than fresh tomatoes? Yes I said pawpaw especially the red ones, I will be hosting a special seminar here on nairaland tomorrow 10 AM, join me and say goodbye to fresh tomatoes

Absolutely.

Imagine in the midst of unbearable hardship and hunger, they are buying private jets for themselves. What kind of country is this?

The first three people that commented have no common sense.

This goes to show the kind of people we are sharing country with.

Animals everywhere.

They will come for u

Peter Obi is so right on this. Tinubu is telling the whole Nation to endure and make sacrifices, while they embark on stupendous and extravagant squandering of state cofers.

This administration is highly insensitive to the plight of the citizenry.

APC is a plague

oki

Obi may not be a saint but we voted him for many reasons chief of which is his frugality. I can assure you Obi would have been flying economy. Obi would have stripped down his official vehicles. Obi would have readily sacrificed his luxuries to show Nigerians he understands.

Sadly, moronic simpletons who support and celebrate the stolen mandate by the emilokan drug lord are too mentally incapacitated to understand the depth of this argument.

May God help us! 🤦🏾‍♂️

Tinubu keep telling Nigerians to continue to make sacrifices while he continues to live in opulence

obiscranum:
Obi always cho cho cho

Shut up.

Why are you guys this dumb.

So na plane be our problem now?

Paraman:
When did lawmakers become part of the executive?

Where did he single out the executives?

Abii you don't know what Federal Government means?

You better delete this your comment and stop exposing your poor education

SwissMass:
oki

Yes o

Nice2023:
The first three people that commented have no common sense.

This goes to show the kind of people we are sharing country with.

Animals everywhere.

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They might not be Nigerians. They are very empty and lack functional brains.
I just feel they do those things intentionally just to provoke Nigerians.
Those things will eventually turn out to be adults and people might assume they have sense.

Wow, Peter Obi is such a killjoy, cant he see that our leaders deserve to travel in style while ignoring the struggles of the average

I knew all this propaganda of plan being bad sinve tinubu came in board is to fixed the peoples mind on excuse to buy a plane...presidential fleet has about 6 planes..they were effectively flying buhari and his vice......so why suddenly a the six cant carry tinubu and shittima...they were suddenly all in bad shape.....?

Tinubu I hail thee

Unintelligent Peter Obi doing what he knows best. House of representatives recommended the purchase of a new jet but Obi is too shallow to understand. We can't afford the President and VP flying on charter jets, it's risky and uneconomical.

Sophisticated morons will insult him

Wow, a new jet for the President? Im sure thatll solve all of Nigerias problems!

PressMyButton:
Unintelligent Peter Obi doing what he knows best. House of representatives recommended the purchase of a new jet but Obi is too shallow to understand. We can't afford the President and VP flying on charter jets, it's risky and uneconomical.

If they can't fly charter they should stay in their country and try and work for the people

PressMyButton:
Unintelligent Peter Obi doing what he knows best. House of representatives recommended the purchase of a new jet but Obi is too shallow to understand. We can't afford the President and VP flying on charter jets, it's risky and uneconomical.

are you guys this shameless or should I call it wickedness?
Okay let’s forget about the jet or whatever.
Why will a sensible government spend billions of Naira on just the VC apartment?
Bro come on na!!!
And they can’t pay people that work their asses out just 100k monthly claiming that the country is broke!!

Nemesis0147:
are you guys this shameless or should I call it wickedness?
Okay let’s forget about the jet or whatever.
Why will a sensible government spend billions of Naira on just the VC apartment?
Bro come on na!!!
And they can’t pay people that work their asses out just 100k monthly claiming that the country is broke!!

Do you know that the VP residence has been under construction since 1999, with annual budget for the residence going down the drain. Why are you guys bitter a new administration has finally completed it?. Would you rather they budget another billions for it and then abandon it again?