The president of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots
and Engineers. He said in the last one year, the number of private jets
acquired by wealthy Nigerians have more doubled. 123 Nigerians which includes
billionaire business men like Mike Adenuga, Ifeanyi Ubah, Aliko Dangote, Bishop
Oyedepo, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Peter Odili, Nduka Obaigbena, ex bank MDs,
politicians, business moguls, oil companies and banks have spent over N500
billion buying very expensive private jets.
In the last one year, at least five Hawker 900 XP jets have been bought and
each cost $14.9million. Five 800 XP at $13 million and at least two Hawker 4000
at $21 million have been bought.
Many of these private jets are parked at the apron near Arik Air hanger and at
the General Aviation terminal near Aero Contractor's terminal. It costs at
least N80 million to maintain these jets annually and over 500 expatriate
pilots and engineers working on these private jets.