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THE budgetary allocations for the Presidential Air Fleet have increased from N4.37bn in 2017 to N12.48bn in 2022, according to data obtained from the appropriation bills of the Federal Government within the period under review.

This shows an increase of N8.11bn or 185.58 per cent in five years, signalling a rise in the cost of running the Presidential Air Fleets.

On October 7, 2021, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), presented the 2022 budget proposal to a t session of the National Assembly; a whopping N16.39tn, which will send the Federal Government on another borrowing spree of N6.23tn. According to the proposal, N12.48bn was appropriated for the PAFs.

Sunday PUNCH observed that budgetary allocations for the PAFs have been on a steady increase since 2017, except for 2020, where the allocation saw a slight drop by N503.75m against the preceding year.

In 2017, the proposed allocation was N4.37bn. Recurrent expenditure—comprising personnel remuneration and overhead—amounted to N4.37bn. The sum of N399.50m was allocated for capital projects.

In 2018, the proposed allocation was N7.26bn. Recurrent expenditure—comprising of personnel remuneration and overhead—amounted to N4.36bn. N2.90bn was allocated for capital projects. This showed an increase of 66.13 per cent from the previous year.

In 2019, the proposed allocation was N7.30bn. Recurrent expenditure—comprising of personnel remuneration and overhead—amounted to N4.36bn while N2.94bn was allocated for capital projects. This showed an increase of 0.55 per cent from the previous year.

In 2020, the proposed allocation was N6.79bn. Recurrent expenditure—comprising of personnel remuneration and overhead—amounted to N3.02bn while N3.77bn was allocated for capital projects.

The allocation for 2020 dropped by 6.99 per cent compared to 2019. This decrease which was in overhead cost may be connected to the global lockdown that ceased operations for several months.

In 2021, the proposed allocation was N12.55bn. Recurrent expenditure—comprising of personnel remuneration and overhead—amounted to N4.37bn while N8.18bn was allocated for capital projects. This showed an increase of 84.83 per cent from the previous year.

In 2022, the proposed allocation was N12.48bn. Recurrent expenditure—comprising of personnel remuneration and overhead—amounted to N4.35bn while N8.13bn was allocated for capital projects. Personnel remuneration for 2022 increased by N13.5m or 3.1 per cent from the previous year. The allocation for 2022 decreased by 0.56 per cent compared to 2021.

According to the breakdown, Buhari proposed N2bn for the repair of air navigational equipment, N210m for the purchase of Phase 7 Avionics for AW 139 helicopters, N1.6bn for general maintenance, N1bn for aircraft maintenance and N250m for aviation fuel.

Cumulatively, however, the PAFs allocation increased by 185.58 per cent between 2017 and 2022.

The General Secretary of the Aviation Round Table, Olumide Ohunayo, blamed the meteoric rise in the allocations for the PAF, on the age of the aircraft in the fleet. He also blamed the declining value of the naira as well as the “commercial use” of aircraft by the Nigerian Airforce.

In an interview with Sunday Punch Ohunayo said, “The cost will definitely increase over the years because for one, these aircraft are not new. And the older the aircrafts, the higher the cost of maintenance and operation.

“Also, during these past years, terrorism and insecurity have increased in Nigeria which has also affected the cost of insuring the aircraft.

“Lastly, this issue of the naira against the dollar. As the naira keeps falling to the dollar, we will see the rise in cost because most of the cost of training crew, engineers and replacing parts of the aircraft are all in dollars.

https://punchng.com/presidential-air-fleet-cost-rises-by-185-6-gulps-n50-75bn-in-five-years/

What we are seeing is the opposite of what Mr president told us he will do.


Mr President there is still time to redeem yourself before this istration comes to an end


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You mean the jets they use in carrying their girlfriends?

And na exactly this Nigerian Air Force PJ for picture dem take carry dat girl.

Sha, make I no talk fully wetin dey my mind now before dem go wan charge me for "fake news, hate speech, incisive publication and cyberbullying" like dem do that journalist for Ebonyi.

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Sell this dam crap!!!

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Buhari, Tinubu & Osinbajo told us Presidential jets were haram & would all be sold in 2015.


Everything wey dem talk na lie

Why won't it rise?

When they have started using it to carry side chicks?

Useless country

Bubu and waste... But since it's Bubu, dem go ignore am normal

Sai Bobo

N50.75bn In Five Years. Chaii.
Who we offend for this country.

It seems bihari is specialized in wasting money

One thing I love about Buhari is that as the people are being told to tighten their belts due to hardship

Buhari & co are expanding theirs

Yet the extravagant sojourner said he was going to reduce the fleet.. Now it's even used to fly side chics around

Fuel don cost
Plus some people's girlfriend need to fly the PJ
Nigerians haf to understand
Rubber stamp senate will approve it even before it's drafted

failed government

thats what happens when the president of a country has to fly to England for medical check up every week and also need to fly to see Tinubu on the sick bed.
This devilish government will go down as the worst one in the history of Nigeria.
people in diaspora can't even come back home again for the fear of being kidnapped.
shame on Buhari

DoggoneDogg:
Buhari, Tinubu & Osinbajo told us Presidential jets were haram & would all be sold in 2015.

I that quite vividly.... Liars!

Same fleet Buhari promised to sell in 2015

Buhari where is your integrity? We were told you have experience in governance, we believe because you've been there before. So no excuse is tenable to justify the failure to implement your promises.

and benuejosh will not be around now

Bubu during 2015 presidential election campaign said he'd sell some of the presidential jets or transfer them to Nigeria national carrier.

He has done that because he is a man of impeccable integrity according to Zoombies

Hmmm

The thievery of this istration is unheard of anywhere

fasho01:
Yet the extravagant sojourner said he was going to reduce the fleet.. Now it's even used to fly side chics around

Hmmm. Are you serious? I have not been following happenings in Nigeria for sometime now. Wetin happen abeg?

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