GboyegaD:
I give up on Jonathan. With the level of poverty in the country this guy still acts as though he doesn't have a brain.

he is just a thief,I really hate dis man wit passion

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Some of u cant even read before comenting!..so pathetic!! Nigerian youths nawa ooo. It is unfortunate that most of u dnt knw wat it means to be d commander in-chief of armed forces of a big country like nigeria!..mtchew..

arsetalks:
Don't get deceived by his silly point. If we are talking of saving cost, then they should be selling off some of the jets in the presidential fleet. That's the true austerity.

Indeed....that's something they(the govt) should consider.

I hope our next budget would be budget of savings, savings, savings!

Firefire:



If the government cannot show signs of cost savings at this critical economic downturn, it is a pity.


Can we start scrutinising all State Government budget as well, ?

Honestly, our leaders are extremely WICKED!

i like this ur unbaised comment. from pdp to apc all of them are wicked.

Finally, the fish has swallowed jonathan.brainless jona with fish brain

Someone said it somewhere and I believe him; "If at this age and time, you have still have doubts on whether or not Jonathan should go, then you may never realise the change you desire for this country" in a time of austerity when our economy is on a verge of collapse, Jonathan is proposing to add new jet to already 11 planes fleet of Presidential air fleet. It is no longer about Buhari and Jonathan, it is about the fact that Jonathan has failed and is bent on bringing this country down and we need urgent rescue from our collective mistake of 2011.

I believe this is propaganda by APC dem...u know dey won spoil gej 2nd term with stuffs like dis and boko.....

No one ll do dis at this crucial time.
Tink deep.

I'm sure right-thinking Nigerians can't wait for the election to flush out this ------- out of government. (can't even find a right adjective to qualify this mindless zombie).

it's enough!

will they tax this jet?

the man and his aides are beyond daft - with an election round the corner and the economy in tatters, they are doing this?

Even the Great U S of A has two Presidential jets. One for the President and the other one for decoy and backup. That's a very wealthy country talk less of a country that's third world. I pray to high heaven, Nigerians will do the right thing and send this inept kleptomanic and corrupt one back to Wherever he comes from. Good riddance to Nigeria's worst nightmare.

FrankC3:
From this article, despite frantic efforts by SH to sound alarmist, it is still very clear that no new jet is being purchased, rather a trade in is being done for one of the available jets. For those who know, in such procurements, manufacturer trade in could be aimed at achieving sustained warranty support, equipment and spare parts availability and to save money in the long run. It is often more expensive to maintain an older model of a product than to trade it in for a new one with better features. That is part of why firms change even official cars after 3 years most times.

Is the size of the Nigeriam Government large, yes! Is this particular procurement a wastage, we do not have enough information to say yet. During budget defence, the leader of Presidential Airfleet will be on ground to present his reasons and APC NASS members will have their chance to engage in logic and not all this emotional outburst by farmiliar handles on NL.

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SH will always sound alarmist, just to tar the president in bad paint. And the anti-GEJ brigade will amplify it. Nobody will even care to understand what a trade in is. As you explained, trading in an old aircraft for a new one is generally cheaper in the long run than to keep maintaining the old one. On the basis of that, this transaction can not be considered a waste--unless there is more to it than we are being told.


None will even read this story to see that in the budgetary allocation for food in the presidency has decreased considerably. I bet you tomorrow, someone will write in Nairaland that the presidency spends N1bn on food. Many of them will not also care to know that a lot of departments are under the presidency. To them, presidency is just the president and vice president.




Having said that, the cost of governance is huge in our country--at every level. A lot of waste that would have been channeled into better things.

bigwallace:
Am not sure of the authenticity of this news,cos I bliv no sane govt will do this!!

a govt that budget N4b for presidential fleet and anoda N3.8 for local and international travel is wicked. the only reason i wil vote buhari is because of his anti corruption campaigne.

Firefire:



If the government cannot show signs of cost savings at this critical economic downturn, it is a pity.


Can we start scrutinising all State Government budget as well, ?

Honestly, our leaders are extremely WICKED!

I bet if the head is good other part will be better

Greatomotoy:
a govt that budget N4b for presidential fleet and anoda N3.8 for local and international travel is wicked. the only reason i wil vote buhari is because of his anti corruption campaigne.

pdp bankrupting nigeria since the days of obasanjo,nd dey will be blaming it on fuel subsidy

martynsnet:


Finally someone with a thinking cap on, was going to point it out but don't want NL's going bananas on me.

But bro, did you read the part where it is stated that the trade in will still involve Nigeria paying 400 million naira as deposit. That is almost half a billion being paid as deposit meaning there will still be further payments ( to an amount we cant determine). What sense does it make to pay that much to upgrade a plane in a presidential fleet that already has eleven planes and is one of the most luxurious in the world.

There is absolutely no need for 10 Presidential jets! This is pure squander mania

I would have loved him trek bro.

Beesluv:
That's the jet that will take him back to otueke in 2015

I hear make una vote. there is God oooo

Vote out this mega cluelessness now.

FrankC3:
From this article, despite frantic efforts by SH to sound alarmist, it is still very clear that no new jet is being purchased, rather a trade in is being done for one of the available jets. For those who know, in such procurements, manufacturer trade in could be aimed at achieving sustained warranty support, equipment and spare parts availability and to save money in the long run. It is often more expensive to maintain an older model of a product than to trade it in for a new one with better features. That is part of why firms change even official cars after 3 years most times.

Is the size of the Nigeriam Government large, yes! Is this particular procurement a wastage, we do not have enough information to say yet. During budget defence, the leader of Presidential Airfleet will be on ground to present his reasons and APC NASS members will have their chance to engage in logic and not all this emotional outburst by farmiliar handles on NL.

When you read an intelligent person's comment, you will know. Most people on nairaland don't understand the cost implication of keeping an old aircraft. Poor men spend more on mechanical items than rich men, why? Because a poor man will buy a bicycle for N10,000 and use it for 5yrs and spend N25,000 on maintenance of the old wrecked bicycle, instead of using it for say 2 years to trade it in for a new one in order to cut maintenance cost.

But a rich man will buy same bicycle for N10,000 and use it for 2 years and trades it in b4 it starts developing unpredictable mechanical faults that will cost much to maintain, and then acquire a new bicycle for N12,000 and spend say N5,000 only on maintaining the old one b4 he traded it in.

If do the arithmetic, the rich man spent: N10,000 + N5,000 + N12,000 = N27,000 to own a clean bicycle for 2 years, whereas a poor man thinking he is prudent and wise in spending, spends: N10,000 + N25,000 = N35,000 to own a wrecked bicycle for 5years.

Dear nigerian youths, let's stop all these sentimental cursing and abuse of our own national president pls. OBJ was so horrible a president but Nigerians didn't curse and abuse his office like Goodluck, pls why all these hate for this man?

Goodluck is doing his best but our country has been totally destroyed by past leaders and won't take 6 years or even 10yrs to repair pls.

Let's reason well and stop allowing these wicked politicians claiming they are the new change to incite us against one another while they party and merry with their children somewhere.

Let's criticise Goodluck or any other Nigeria's president with respect and wisdom pls for the good our nation.

Don't kill your fellow citizens; whether Hausa, Ijaw, Igbo, Yoruba, Tiv, Bini, etc come next year for anyone.

If Goodluck wins, fine for him, if Buhari wins, fine for him. Let's warn our friends and mates ahead pls. Violence will only kill us the youths while the politicians enjoy more!

Let's be wise. Thanks

That's wat u get when u elect a clueless slowpoke as president

My president is a big man, I don't give a poo to all these political propagandas, long live GEJ as he fly arround the world. If I where him, oooh my gush, when flying on the sky, I open the door of the luxurus mega jet and pour spit on them APC house

anonimi:


Have you heard the NASS reject any of such requests
Perhaps if YOU are not clueless you should find out why they have not rejected such up till now! Or is that not what a smart person who is keen on this matter would do

Lest I forget the NASS is made up of a sizeable number of the Association of Pretending Crooks, APC representatTHIEVES and SINators!
Especially the HoR where the president's choice for Speaker was REJECTED in favour of that of the APC collusion!!!

Any chance to actually use that grey matter in the medulla oblongata

Simply put; you are confused!!!

bushdoc9919:


Good explanation (and your point is taken...and I gave you a like), but still, Government must find ways to reduce cost.

As things stand....all levels of Government are overbloated....and need to be de-bloated.(my words).

What good explanation? you two faced dude?with a fleet of about 9 jets already?what about selling off the oolder ones?how many does the U.S. govt run for their presidency?

The naira has been devalued, with no buffer, the minister of finance is still planning or maybe lying to plan on how they would put in austerity measures to manage the economy, salaries are being owed, S.A and P.A of the president are looting and doing projects that do not add value to the common man- they are still galavanting the whole world- the price of oil is dropping- and the subsidy is not dropping, projects are being done on paper and with the word of mouth as first class projects to be delivered in 25yrs and 30yrs - the presidential fleet has 10jets they want to trade in one and spend more on a new one- why don't they just start another nigerian airways- the masses are suffering whereas the presidency uses N1b to eat, too many misplaced priorities - they also says corruption is not stealing That's how we know people that cheated in school, nothing dey dem head- only WATER!! and that they have made a few Nigerians close to them billionaires with out manufacturing companies and reciprocating industrialization A disgrace to Doctorate degree holders- ha let me not forget N9.2b for stoves - what a shame! Uncle Doyin and GEJ mis-yarning left right and center as if they are high on w.eed Plz, baba God send this incompetent group to their villages* the havoc they have recked as a group would really take us sometime to correct as some people have been so bast.ardized that they see mediocrity and incompetence and shout Cluelessness to 2019!!! May God visit the enemies of nigeria- with this kind of incompetent person- sometimes when I see the defence people put up, for this govt., it marvels me- do we even need as much as 9-10jets in the presidential airfleet - my answer NO! Why do we have them and a minister of petroleum would go and hire N10b jet NNPC funds and still take the house to court that they can't surmon her to face them? The structure of govt is clear- one makes laws the other administers and manages the economy based on their own belief's - that's why a NASS cannot stop the presidency from buying stoves and a jet- trade in yes - when the jets were being brought an open govt., would put all the objectives and warrants in public space for debate- and not tell us that it's a trade in when theu are adding another N400m to the so called trade in

LaurelP:
That's wat u get when u elect a clueless slowpoke as president

This is wrong! Calling your president, the king of your land...a man the gods and God are behind as the king isn't a good practice! We maybe attrating generational curse on ourselves without knowing.

Respect the king of your land and let God and those in the decision making position to call the king to order.

Pls desist from cursing any king (good or bad) for your own good. Many forces are observing our daily actions in life, don't let what others are chanting lead u astray or incite u against someone even when u have little or no grieve against them.

Pls no offense intended.

Firefire:


Another addition to Presidential Fleet


What kind of extravagant lifestyle is this

Let me assume it is just a budget and not planned to be actualize

Did someone hacked ur account?...please is this the same firefire Pro GEJ?