Reps Probe Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke's N10bn Private Jet Expenses ....
The House of
Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution to probe an alleged
spending of N10bn by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani
Alison-Madueke, to charter and maintain a jet for her personal use.
The resolution indicated that the minister spent 500,000 Euros or N130m monthly to maintain the aircraft in the last two years.
“Thus, in the
last two years, the minister has committed at least N3.120bn to
maintaining the private jet, which is used solely for her personal needs
and those of her immediate family, which is an appalling act”, the
sponsor of the motion, Mr. Samuel Adejare, told the House.
He alleged that
other “wasteful” costs associated with the minister’s frequent trips
with the jet were “currently estimated at N10bn, which include payment
of allowances to the crew for trips, hanger parking and rent based on
the lease agreement.”
The All
Progressives Congress lawmaker from Agege Federal Constituency in Lagos
State, argued that, at a time of dwindling resources, it was a “breach
of public trust” and “impudence” for a government official to fly “all
over the world, obviously for leisure.”
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