Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, has criticized the Federal Government’s efforts to purchase new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Kashim Shettima.

According to ZINGTIE, the Federal Government was requested on Friday to buy new planes for Tinubu and Shettima by the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence.

However, Obi said the action shows the government’s “extreme insensitivity to citizens’ struggles,” highlighting the nation’s present economic woes.

Obi pointed out in a series of postings on his official X handle on Monday that the action demonstrated the gap between the people and the government in light of the nation’s escalating levels of insecurity, poverty, hunger, and homelessness.

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The choice, according to the former governor of Anambra, is unacceptable, and the state of the nation calls for a more compassionate use of resources that puts the well-being of its people first.

He wrote, “It’s on record that our presidential jets have an average age of 12 years, purchased when most Nigerians could afford basic necessities. Now, as our country faces significant challenges, including a high debt profile, our citizens are in even greater need.

“Instead of adding to our luxuries, we should be focused on alleviating their suffering and finding solutions to their problems. For long, our bad leadership has made our priorities, as leaders, to be at variance to the needs of society, which is why we are headed now south, as a nation.

“To elucidate further, despite dropping down to the fourth-largest economy in Africa, with a GDP of $252 billion and a per capita income of $1,080, with huge debt burdens and borrowing to service debts, yet, we are spending $15 million for our Vice President’s residence, while the USA, the world’s largest economy with a GDP of $25 trillion, about 100 times our GDP, and a per capita income of $80,000, about 80 times ours, still houses their Vice President in Number 1 Observatory Circle, a house built over 100 years ago, and whose value is obviously less than the $15 million we are spending on our VP’s residence.

“A reputable real estate company, actually, reports that the US Vice President’s Official Residence is valued at about $7.5 million today.

“It’s, therefore, time to stop this impunity, insensitivity, and shamelessness and refocus on the needs of our people. We must prioritize education, healthcare, and lifting our citizens out of poverty.”

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