{"id":128430,"date":"2024-08-20T12:15:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T11:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-bought-private-jet-bulletproof-car-in-one-year-but-nigerians-suffering-sowore"},"modified":"2024-08-20T13:25:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T12:25:03","slug":"tinubu-bought-private-jet-bulletproof-car-in-one-year-but-nigerians-suffering-sowore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/tinubu-bought-private-jet-bulletproof-car-in-one-year-but-nigerians-suffering-sowore","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu bought private jet, bulletproof car in one year but Nigerians suffering \u2013 Sowore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has accused President Bola Tinubu of procuring a presidential jet and a bulletproof vehicle within one year in office, despite failing to address the sufferings of citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Sowore stated that Nigerian leaders are primarily concerned with fulfilling their personal desires rather than addressing the challenges faced by the populace.<\/p>\n<p>The activist and politician made these claims in a series of posts on his X page.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sowore: \u201cAsiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said one year isn\u2019t enough for Nigerians to enjoy a better country, but look at what he bought for himself in just one year: yacht, jet, bulletproof Escalade, mansion for VP. #RevolutionNow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBola Tinubu finally launched his $150 million presidential jumbo jet on his way to Paris. The only thing that makes these thieving rulers in Nigeria happy is when they fulfill their personal desires; they don\u2019t care about the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This accusation comes amid a contract dispute between the Nigerian government and a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, over the revocation of the company\u2019s export processing zone management contract by the Ogun State Government in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese company approached a French court for intervention, leading to an order for the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 7X, an Airbus A330-243, and a Boeing 737-7N6\/BBJ belonging to the Nigerian government.<\/p>\n<p>Ruling over the dispute, the French court ordered the seizure of the three jets, but one of the aircraft was later released to the Nigerian government.<\/p>\n<p>This dispute occurred alongside a nationwide protest against the hunger and hardship being experienced in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, saw demonstrators demanding that the government improve the economic situation in the country, among other demands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has accused President Bola Tinubu of procuring a presidential jet and a bulletproof vehicle within one year in office, despite failing to address the sufferings of citizens. 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