This is the height of insensitivity – Kenneth Okonkwo reacts to Tinubu buying new Presidential jet

Labour Party (LP) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has called out the President Bola Tinubu-led administration over the purchase of a new presidential jet despite the economic woes bedevilling the country.

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The ex-spokesman for Peter Obi’s 2023 campaign’s reaction comes as President Tinubu departed Abuja yesterday for Paris using the new Airbus A330, which replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737 (BBJ) bought under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo.

According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the new plane, bought far below market price, saves Nigeria huge maintenance and fuel costs, running into millions of dollars yearly.

The recommendation to replace the B737-700(BBJ) followed an investigative hearing by Nigeria’s parliament that questioned the plane’s safety record and cost efficiency, especially after it malfunctioned during a trip to Saudi Arabia.

Reating, the Nollywood star, via his verified Instagram page on Monday night, noted that it was highly insensitive for the presidency to acquire such a luxury item at a period when the average Nigerian can barely feed.

Sharing a photo of the jet, he wrote: “People are dying of hunger. No food, no fuel, no finnance, no electricity and President Tinubu is buying a presidential jet. This is the height of insensitivity.”