Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has put up the Falcon 900B aircraft from the Presidential fleet for sale.
NAF said interested persons should freely bid for the purchase of the aircraft.
In a post on X, NAF said the aircraft was put up for sale following the Federal Government’s approval.
The post reads: ‘The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sale of Falcon 900B aircraft owned by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
‘In compliance with provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the NAF hereby invites all interested parties to submit bids for purchase of the aircraft. The bids can be submitted by email or physically.’
‘If submitted by email, the bids are to be password protected and sent to dproc@airforce.mil.ng while the password is to be sent separately to dproc2@ http://airforce.miI.ng.
‘For physical submission, the quotations are to be enclosed in an envelope and sealed while the envelope is to bear the name and address of the interested company/entity as well as the description and reference to the request.
‘It should also bear the statement, ‘DO NOT OPEN BEFORE 24 DECEMBER 2023’.
‘Please note that the bids would be processed immediately after expiration of the deadline for submission.’
Recall that NAF had earlier expanded its fleet with the arrival of two extra Diamond-62 aircraft, a key step in escalating air operations against the prevailing insecurity.
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director of Public Relations and Information for the NAF, disclosed this information in an official statement.
Speaking at the ceremony, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of the Air Staff, mentioned that the journey leading to the arrival of the two new aircraft commenced nearly two years ago, with the allocation of funds by the Federal Government for the procurement of four Diamond-62 aircraft for the NAF.