Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, is not
finding private jet ownership a worthwhile investment.
In view of Governor Emmanuel’s unfavourable disposition to
the private jet acquired by his predecessor, Chief Godswill Akpabio to ease his
movement outside the state, he is contemplating disposing of the aircraft.
Since his inauguration on May 29, 2015, Emmanuel is said to
prefer travelling by chartered helicopters which he considers
less-ostentatious.
An Akwa Ibom State Government House source said that the
governor was shopping for buyers of the jet to relieve him of the burden of
fuelling and maintaining it.
The source could, however, not disclose the cost of fuelling
and maintaining the jet.
“Governor Emmanuel is not comfortable with the idea of
sustaining the ownership of the jet and is contemplating selling it, more so,
because of the slash in states’ allocations and the high cost of aviation
fuel,” the source said.
