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Presidential Fleet Not For Hanan’s Photography Trip, PDP Tells Buhari

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Press Statement

…Urges Presidency to Apologise For Abuse of Office

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) states that President Muhammadu

Buhari directly abused his office and exhibited the worst form of

corruption by detailing the officially restricted Presidential jet to

chauffeur his daughter, Hanan, reportedly, for her private photography

event in Bauchi state.

The party describes the action as provocative, condemnable, completely

improper and an unpardonable slap on the sensibility of millions of

Nigerians, particularly, the youths, who look up to Mr. President for

integrity, uprightness and respect for rules.

The PDP holds that the development is a strong pointer to the

recklessness that pervades the Buhari Presidency and the indefensible

annexation of our national assets and resources for illegal private use.

It is even most appalling that instead of apologizing to Nigerians, the

Buhari Presidency, in its arrogance, is resorting to falsehood and

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trying to justify the inexcusable.

Our party holds that Mr. President should apologise for approving that

her daughter uses the Presidential jet just for the purpose of

allegedly taking photographs in a Durbar event in Bauchi state.

Perhaps, the Buhari Presidency forgot that it is public knowledge that

the Presidential fleet can only be authorized for use by the President,

the First Lady, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House

of Representatives, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, former Presidents,

Presidential delegation and no one else.

Moreover, the rules do not grant the President any powers to transfer

any paraphernalia of office or privileges of his position to any of his

children.

The Presidency’s defence is therefore a direct spat on millions of

Nigerians who cannot freely ply our highways because Mr. President and

his party the APC, have failed to fix and rid our roads of kidnappers

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and bandits, who have practically taken over major routes under their

despicable watch.

The PDP notes that never in the history of our nation has a Presidency

exhibited such arrogance, impunity and corruption, adding that the

action has further shown that the Buhari Presidency had only been

parading and getting away with false integrity.

Nigerians could recall how President Buhari heavily accused and

criticized previous administrations of voting and wasting huge resources

to maintain the Presidential fleet and promised to sell off most of the

planes to save cost.

Since President Buhari assumed office, none of the planes had been sold.

Instead, the Buhari Presidency had continued to budget more funds for

the fleet with N8.5 bn budgeted for 2020 alone, only to approve that his

daughter uses a Presidential jet for her private photography event.

The PDP urges the Buhari Presidency to respect the sensibilities of

Nigerians by immediately withdrawing his provocative justification and

show leadership by apologizing to the nation for this abuse of office.

Signed:

Kola Ologbondiyan

National Publicity Secretary

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