President Jonathan has 10 aircrafts worth N62.4 billion in the Presidential fleet Recent Findings have revealed that President Goodluck Jonathan has 10 private jets worth a total of N62.48 billion in the presidential fleet and it costs a whooping N9.10 billion to maintain them. Aircrafts in the fleet include : Two
Falcon 7x jets, two Falcon 900 jets, a Gulfstream 550, one Boeing 737 BBJ known as Eagle One, a Gulfstream IVSP, Gulfstream V, Cessna Citation 2 aircraft and Hawker Siddley 12x-800 jet. Each of the Falcon 7x jets was purchased in 2010 at a market value of $51.1 million, while the Gulfstream 550 costs $53.3 million. The average price of Falcon 900 is $35 million, Gulfstream IVSP is $40 million, Gulfstream V is $45 million, Boeing 737 BBJ is $58 million, Cessna Citation is $17 million and Hawker Siddley 125-800 is $15 million. The total cost is $390.5 million which converted to naira is N62.48 billion. An industry report reveals that a total of 9.1 billion naira is spent yearly to maintain the planes. The staff is made up of 47 NAF officers, 173 airmen/women and 96 technical and administrative civilians.
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