Saturday, May 5, 2018
$496m Jets: President Buhari Presents Documents And A Letter From US To National Assembly
The Presidency has presented documents and a letter from the United States Government to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters on why it decided to pay $496 million for 12 Super Tucano fighter jets in anticipation of approval by the National Assembly. It said the US Government gave a February 20, 2018 deadline to effect the payment or wait for another two years to renegotiate. The Presidency also gave a list of precedents by past governments which embarked on similar purchases or expenditures due to exigencies.