President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has dismissed claims that the Senate proposed new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
Akpabio, in a statement on Tuesday by Jackson Udom, his Special Assistant on Print Media, clarified during a condolence visit to Sen. Tahir Monguno over the death of his father.
The president of the Senate said the report attributing the comment to him on the purchase of a new aircraft was not true.
Akpabio claimed that the report is from propagandists and fifth columnists.
He said the Senate was focused on delivering legislation that would support actualization of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Akpabio, who expressed satisfaction with the present security situation in Borno state, urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the present administration.
His words: “I want to dispel the rumour that you are hearing that the Senate President said he will buy a new plane for the President and his Vice, irrespective of the fact that Nigerians are hungry or whatever.
“I never said that. I was actually in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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“It is the handiwork of propagandists and fifth columnists, who never see anything good in what we are doing.
“Be rest assured, pray for the government, have patience and be assured that the combination of Tinubu and Shettima will bring wealth and prosperity to all.
“I am happy to see that peace has returned to Borno, as a result of the hard work of President Bola Tinubu.
“I want to tell the good of people of Borno to continue to support the administration.”
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence had urged the federal government to acquire new presidential aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima.
The committee’s recommendation was contained in a report released after its investigation into the status of the aircraft in the presidential air fleet.
“The committee is of the strong and informed opinion that, considering the fragile structure of the Nigerian federation and recognizing the dire consequences of any foreseen or unforeseen mishap that may arise as a result of the technical or operational inadequacy of the presidential air fleet, it is in the best interest of the country to procure two additional aircraft as recommended.
“This will also prove to be most cost-efficient in the long run, apart from the added advantage of providing a suitable, comfortable, and safe carrier befitting of the status and responsibilities of the office of the president and vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the report stated.
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