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Nigerian presidential fleet at risk of being impounded

Ten aircraft in the Nigerian PAF - Presidential Air Fleet (Abuja) (PAF) are at risk of being impounded by foreign creditors following a budget shortcoming, according to disclosures in the National Assembly by PAF Commander Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Abdullahi during his budget defence presentation last week.

The newspaper Punch reported that Abdullahi had revealed that the PAF was indebted to several service providers for various upgrades carried out on the aircraft to meet airworthiness requirements. However, due to inadequate funding, some upgrades had to be postponed to 2023, putting the airworthiness of the aircraft at risk.

The PAF provides airlift to the Nigerian president, vice-president, their immediate families, and other top government officials.

Addressing the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Abdullahi complained that only NGN1.5 billion naira (USD3.3 million) of the proposed NGN4.5 billion (USD10.1 million) budget was allocated for the maintenance of the aircraft. Abdullahi divulged that the average aircraft age in the fleet was 11 years, with maintenance costs increasing proportionally. The cost of maintenance per aircraft was between...

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