ABUJA – The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, not Senate President Godswill Akpabio, recommended the purchase of new presidential jets, according to Amb. Solomon Adodo, National Coordinator of Rising-Up for a United Nigeria .
Adodo explained that the House Committee’s recommendation was made after an investigation into the status of the Presidential fleet. Adodo emphasized that the purchase of the aircraft is a matter of necessity, citing recent tragic losses of world leaders due to mechanical faults and bad weather. “The Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence only ratified it after conducting its own investigation and agreeing to the necessity of new aircraft to avert a national disaster with national security implications.