Falana Slams Buhari Says, Daughter Has No Right To Us Presidential Jet For Personal Function

The human right lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has replied the presidency on the recent development of controversial use of the Presidential Jet by Buhari’s family members.

Falana stressed that the presidency was ‘incorrect’ to have said the daughter of the president has the right to use the presidential jet for personal functions.

It could be recalled that Buhari’s daughter, Hanan, had last week used the presidential jet for a private photography session in Bauchi State.

Falana said: “With respect, the statement credited to the Presidency is incorrect as it is at variance with the official policy of the Federal Government. In other words, the official policy does not authorise the children of the President to use the presidential jets to attend to private social functions.

“In fact, there is no precedent whatsoever for such privatisation of the presidency of Nigeria. Having publicly declared that his administration would maintain ‘a compact and reliable aircraft for the safe airlift of the President, the Vice-President and other government officials that go on special missions’ President Buhari is stopped from allowing members of the first family to use the jets for their private affairs.”

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He asked the Presidency to apologise to Nigerians rather than justify the act.

He reminded President Buhari that Nigeria cannot continue wasting over N8bn yearly on maintaining presidential jets.

Falana also charged the President to honour his pledge to reduce the cost of governance and reduce the number of planes in the presidential fleet.

The social critic added: “In view of the foregoing, we call on President Buhari to stop the members of his family from using any of the aircraft in the presidential fleet with a view to cutting down on waste. A country that is said to be the headquarters of the greatest number of poverty-stricken people in the world cannot afford to waste billions of naira on the use of presidential aircraft and hiring of commercial jets by state governors that are owing workers several months of unpaid salaries.”