Tinubu Sells 3 Presidential Jets to Cut Costs
• President Tinubu is selling 3 presidential jets to cut costs, part of cost-saving measures by his administration
• $80 billion was budgeted from 2016-2023 just for maintenance of the 10-plane presidential fleet
• Tinubu uncomfortable with high maintenance expenses, directed planes that are most burdensome be sold
• Previous government under Buhari tried but failed to sell 2 planes in 2016
• Last week Tinubu banned public-funded foreign trips by officials for 3 months to further cut costs