The minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, yesterday, described allegations by her traducers that she spent N10 billion in leasing jets for her use as mere fabrication.
She said: “When I started work as minister, there was an oil aircraft but I was advised not to use it because of safety issues and we had to lease some planes for use. I was advised that it was more cost effective to lease planes for our operations.
“Based on what we were advised, and having added the figures, we felt satisfied it was better to be leasing plane for use. For the N10 billion, one can buy three planes. I don’t know how they came about that huge figure ascribed to me. It is unfortunate for some people to just sit down and accuse people without any fact or figure.
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