Nigerian citizens are presently enraged over the recent acquisition of an air vessel by Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, reportedly purchased for over $100 million dollars.
Reports indicate that the West African country is experiencing its worst economic crisis in decades but sees its government spend money to purchase a new Airbus A330 on the tarmac in Nice, France.
Reports by the U.N Food agency project Nigeria’s population of more than 210 million people among the world’s hungriest, accounting for 10% of the global burden.
Former Education Minister Oby Ezekwesili in engagements with local media, condemned the jet as a symbol of the administration’s “fiscal recklessness and dishonesty.
However, a presidential spokesperson defended the decision, claiming the aircraft was bought at a bargain price on the advice of the Senate’s security committee.