Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has acquired a brand new Bombardier Global 5000 (N565RS) for his exclusive use, SaharaReporters has learnt.
Mr. Amaechi’s lavish new “toy” comes at a time hundreds of thousands of residents in his state are displaced by the worst flooding crisis in the state’s history.
The newly purchased jet left Montreal-Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Quebec to Dakar Yoff International Airport. And then it was delivered to the state government on October 7th 2012.
The jet was primarily purchased from Bombardier in Canada for $45.7 million through the Bank of Utah Trustee account. “This is an ungodly act,” said a Port Harcourt-based human rights campaigner. “Why should Governor Amaechi’s priority be to acquire a jet at a time the state is experiencing the worst flooding in its history, leaving many Rivers indigenes homeless?” he added.
Last year Mr. Amaechi traded off the state’s current Embraer Legacy 600 claiming it was too expensive to maintain. There were also unconfirmed claims that the jet was struck by lightning.
The oil-rich Rivers State already owns an AW139 helicopter which it leased to Aero Contractors. The state then turned around to patronize Aero’s VIP Sikorsky S76C helicopter at a cost one critic described as “exorbitant and unjustified.”
Last year, the state government sold its Dash 8-Q200 aircraft to Cross River State for $6 million. Cross River State then leased the plane to Aero Contractors to undertake commercial flights to and from Obudu airstrip in the state.
Governor Rotimi Amaechi and his wife watching President Goodluck Jonathan speaking to citizens in Ahoada LGA of the state, the area was devastated by flooding rendering thosands of Rivers state citizens homeless, unknown to many Mr. Amaechi had just taken delivery of a brand new $50 million Bombardier Global 5000 jet a week earlier.
Posted: at 26-10-2012 09:02 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
bishopkk at 26-10-2012 09:15 AM (12 years ago) (m)
wot a hrtless human being.dat moni wil serve dos flooded victims but he neglect dem 2 buy jet.God neva forsaken d poor.is well i believe!
Posted: at 26-10-2012 09:15 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
prettybon at 26-10-2012 10:52 AM (12 years ago) (f)
same you people who voted them to sit...but all what i know is that God wrath wil soon be upon them,who are making the masses to suffer why they are laundry our money and watches people die
Posted: at 26-10-2012 10:52 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
degiantkila at 26-10-2012 10:59 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Five years in officce is not five days, he can afford it. A commitee has been set up to cater for flood victims. It's not only the responsibility of government to assist flood victims, you too can contribute your quota.
Posted: at 26-10-2012 10:59 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
adorablemi at 26-10-2012 11:45 AM (12 years ago) (m)
"In character and temperament, the typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable person, lacking in self-control, discipline, and foresight. Naturally courageous, His thoughts are concentrated on the events and feelings of the moment, and he suffers little from the apprehension for the future or grief for the past. He lacks the power of organisation, and is conspicuously deficient in the management and control alike of men or business. He loves the display of power, but fails to realize its responsibility. Perhaps, the two traits which have impressed me as those most characteristic of the African native are his lack of apprehension and his lack of ability to visualize the future" When Lord Lugard wrote the above sentence about the Nigerian blackman almost a 100years ago in his famous book "The Daul Mandate". Some afrocentric scholars then accused him of being racist. My dear pals, with the benefit of hindsight and insight now, a lot of people, scholars are beginning to agree with Lord Lugard now. How be that rulers in this part of the world rather than fix the roads, will rather buy themselves private jets, rather than provide portable water will sink boreholes and provide bottled water for their own private use, rather than fix public schools will build private schools both within and outside the country for their subjects etc.Whereas, political governance which is a social contract is all about providing and protecting the ruled. Even from the the days of the bible and koran, the people subject themselves to the ruling class in other to get some form of protection, in this part of the world governace has gone to squandrells, CarpetBaggers and ScallyWags.
Posted: at 26-10-2012 11:45 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
ZION7ZION at 26-10-2012 11:55 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Quote from: degiantkila on 26-10-2012 10:59 AM
Five years in officce is not five days, he can afford it. A commitee has been set up to cater for flood victims. It's not only the responsibility of government to assist flood victims, you too can contribute your quota.
Godbless Bro, you are the only person that have spoken like an intelligent person, am beginning to believe that this NP, is mostly made up of senseless people, any little thing they blame Government,even natural disasters they still blame government
Posted: at 26-10-2012 11:55 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ZION7ZION at 26-10-2012 11:58 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Quote from: adorablemi on 26-10-2012 11:45 AM
"In character and temperament, the typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable person, lacking in self-control, discipline, and foresight. Naturally courageous, His thoughts are concentrated on the events and feelings of the moment, and he suffers little from the apprehension for the future or grief for the past. He lacks the power of organisation, and is conspicuously deficient in the management and control alike of men or business. He loves the display of power, but fails to realize its responsibility. Perhaps, the two traits which have impressed me as those most characteristic of the African native are his lack of apprehension and his lack of ability to visualize the future" When Lord Lugard wrote the above sentence about the Nigerian blackman almost a 100years ago in his famous book "The Daul Mandate". Some afrocentric scholars then accused him of being racist. My dear pals, with the benefit of hindsight and insight now, a lot of people, scholars are beginning to agree with Lord Lugard now. How be that rulers in this part of the world rather than fix the roads, will rather buy themselves private jets, rather than provide portable water will sink boreholes and provide bottled water for their own private use, rather than fix public schools will build private schools both within and outside the country for their subjects etc.Whereas, political governance which is a social contract is all about providing and protecting the ruled. Even from the the days of the bible and koran, the people subject themselves to the ruling class in other to get some form of protection, in this part of the world governace has gone to squandrells, CarpetBaggers and ScallyWags.
for your mind now you go deh think say you sabi book, copy and paste
Posted: at 26-10-2012 11:58 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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