FG yet to sell two presidential jets, 16 months after

The two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7X executive jet and Hawker 4000, that were advertised for sale in October 2016, have yet to be sold almost 16 months after, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

It was further learnt that the decision of the preferred bidders for the two jets to renege on their bid prices was largely responsible for the delay in the sales of the aircraft.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, told PUNCH correspondent in an interview on Friday that the bid amounts agreed to be paid by the two preferred bidders for the two aircraft stood at $24m, which was the projected sales figure.

He said, unfortunately, the winners of the bids, whose identities he did not disclose, reneged when they were asked to come and pay.

PUNCH, March 10, 2018

 

 

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