APC tells governor Wike to sell returned private jet to fund critical sectors in Rivers

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has advised the state government to sell the “legacy jet A-600” aircraft and invest the money into refurbishing all abandoned school structures in the state.

According to the APC, the fund that will be realized could aid in the “resuscitation of the moribund primary healthcare system, pay off all outstanding salaries owed teachers of demonstration secondary schools and also wrongfully dismissed lecturers of Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic”.

A statement released by Darlington Nwauju, the party’s state Publicity Secretary
said funds from the sale of the aircraft could also be used for the payment of the “five years salaries of RSSDA staff, payment of pensions, and gratuities, student’s bursaries and many more unresolved obligations of the state government”.

The statement also questioned how the state government will get the funds to pay for “the landing cost of the aircraft, daily parking fee, navigational charges per flight, monthly salary for Pilot, engagement of a ground crew, maintenance engineers, cleaners, security, Maintenance, observation and repairs amongst other issues involved”.

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