Hanan In Presidential Jet: Buhari Should Apologise – Falana

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana said on Sunday that official policy does not authorize President Muhammadu Buhari’s children to use the presidential jets to attend to private social function

Falana, in a statement on Sunday, noted that the use of the President’s jet for personal use was an abuse of office.

He urged the Presidency to apologise to Nigerians rather than justifying the act, while faulting the claim that by tradition, all members of the first family have the right to use the presidential jet for private engagements.

Recall that Buhari’s daughter, Hanan, had last week used the presidential jet for a private photography session in Bauchi State.

He said:  “With respect, the statement credited to the Presidency is incorrect as it is at variance with the official policy of the Federal Government. In other words, the official policy does not authorise the children of the President to use the presidential jets to attend to private social functions.

“In fact, there is no precedent whatsoever for such privatisation of the presidency of Nigeria. Having publicly declared that his administration would maintain ‘a compact and reliable aircraft for the safe airlift of the President, the Vice-President and other government officials that  go on special missions’ President Buhari is stopped from allowing members of the first family to use the jets for their private affairs.

“In view of the foregoing, we call on President Buhari to stop the members of his family from using any of the aircraft in the presidential fleet with a view to cutting down on waste.

“A country that is said to be the headquarters of the greatest number of poverty-stricken people in the world cannot afford to waste billions of naira on  the use of presidential aircraft and hiring of commercial jets by state governors that are owing workers several months of unpaid salaries.”

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