President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, departed Abuja, the nation’s capital, to France aboard the new presidential jet.
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the Tinubu on information and strategy, said in a statement that the jet replaces the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700 purchased under former president Olusegun Obasanjo.
Onanuga said the airbus A330 will save Nigeria “huge maintenance and fuel costs, running into millions of dollars yearly” in servicing the old aircraft.
In June, the house of representatives committee on national security and intelligence asked the federal government to purchase new aircraft for Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima.