Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the Senate has yet to approve the purchase of new presidential jets for the use of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
He described as malicious a report quoting him to have said the National Assembly would approve the purchase of new aircraft for the president and vice president, in spite the prevailing harsh economic situation in the country.
According to a statement by his media aide, Jackson Udom, Akpabio, while speaking to in Maiduguri, Borno State, shortly after leading a delegation to pay a condolence visit to Senator Tahir Monguno over the death of his father, said: “I want to dispel the rumour that you are hearing that the Senate President said he would 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. It is the handiwork of propagandists and fifth columnists, who never see anything good in what we are doing.
“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,” Akpabio said.
He expressed satisfaction with the security situation in Borno State and urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the Tinubu-led administration.
