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President Buhari Hands Over Two Presidential Aircraft to Air Force (PHOTOS/VIDEO)

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By Farouk Mohammed
Published: October 10, 2016
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President Muhammadu Buhari has handed over two aircraft from the presidential fleet to the Nigerian Air Force, in line with his plans to cut down on expenditure.

The two helicopters were acquired by the Federal Government on October 20, 2014 and May 21, 2015 respectively, according to Presidency Office of Digital Engagement (PODE).

This is the second handover of aircraft from Presidential Air Fleet to Nigerian Air Force. The first handover was in 2015, shortly after President Muhammad Buhari took over, PODE said on its Twitter handle.

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The first handover of Presidential Air Fleet aircraft involved two Helicopters, handed over to Air Force in 2015 to boost operations in the Northeast, it said.

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Today the Presidential Air Fleet will hand over another two aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force.

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) October 10, 2016

We're live at the Pres Wing of the Abuja Airport, for handover of 2 Pres Fleet aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force pic.twitter.com/5Mi0McGTqW

— Covid-19 Presidential Task Force (PTF) | Nigeria (@DigiCommsNG) October 10, 2016

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The two Helicopters are part of the 10 aircraft in Presidential Air Fleet. They were acquired on 20 Oct 2014
and 21 May 2015 respectively

— Covid-19 Presidential Task Force (PTF) | Nigeria (@DigiCommsNG) October 10, 2016

This is 2nd handover of aircraft from Presidential Air Fleet to Nigerian Air Force. 1st handover was in 2015, shortly after PMB took over.

— Covid-19 Presidential Task Force (PTF) | Nigeria (@DigiCommsNG) October 10, 2016

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