The House of Representatives on Tuesday stepped down a motion moved to investigate the presidential air fleet and billions of naira budgeted to maintain them after a heated debate by members on the floor of the House during plenary .
The motion which was moved by Hon Satomi Ahmed was followed by a heated debate by members who were divided over the issue.
Moving the motion, Satomi who represents Jere Federal Constituency, Borno State, while moving a motion of urgent public importance noted that in April, President Bola Tinubu was forced to fly in a chartered plane in April from Netherlands to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to attend the World Economic Forum.
He expressed love for the President and Vice president insisting that such incident was a national embarrassment despite billions of naira budgeted yearly to maintain the air fleets. He said, “I think this will afford our President and other leaders the opportunity to travel by road and appreciate the state of our roads.“Are you saying Mr President, the number one leader should travel around by road?,” he asked rhetorically amid support from All Progressives Congress lawmakers.
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