Former Borno state governor,
Senator Ali Modu Sherrif has
added another airplane to his fleet
with his latest acquisition being a
new Gulfstream jet G650 model
that cost him an estimated $72 million (N11.5 billion) and topped
the chart of top 10 private jet
owners in Nigeria. Scroll down to view full list Registered in Dubai with special
specifications, the aircraft is the
fourth in his fleet, as he already
has three old Dornier aircraft
which he acquired from Aero
Contractors at an estimated $3 million (N480 million). The actions of the former
governor, who has been alleged to
fund the terrorist Boko Haram
sect in North-eastern Nigeria, on
the new aircraft, has been
described by a Nigerian pilot as unpatriotic. According to him, by registering
the aircraft overseas, Sheriff had
denied Nigeria taxes and import
duty on the aircraft. No Nigerian pilot or engineer would
also be employed to operate or
work on the aircraft because with
the foreign registration, only
pilots and engineers licensed in the
United Arab Emirates would be authorised to operate and service
the aircraft. "By registering the aircraft
overseas, he has avoided tax and
import duty, which he should pay
to a country where he is a citizen
and from which he made the money
which he now spends on a foreign crew," he said. According to US-based Forbes
magazine, the Gulfstream G650
has an order book of 200 customers
throughout the world. Gulfstream described the aircraft
as ultra-high-speed, ultra-long-
range business jet and the gold
standard in business aviation. The model was introduced in 2008
with a capacity for eight
passengers and a crew of four on
nonstop legs of 7,000 nautical
miles (12,964 km) for standard
configuration. "That means it will link Dubai with
New York and London with Buenos
Aires. With its powerful Rolls-
Royce BR725 engines, the G650 will
cover shorter distances at a speed
of Mach 0.925. No traditional business jet will
take you closer to the speed of
sound," Gulfstream said on its
website.
See the list of top 10 Private Jet Owners in Nigeria below:
10. Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor. No of
Jets: 1. Type: Bombardier 607 9. Folorunsho Alakija. No of Jets:
1. Type: Bombardier Express 8. Governor Aliyu (Niger State). No
of Jets: 1. Type: Gulfstream V 7. Pastor E.A. Adeboye. No of Jets:
1. Type: Gulfstream V 6. Governor Godswill Akpabio. No of
Jets: 1. Type: Gulfstream V 5. Governor Rotimi Amaechi. No of
Jets: 1. Type: Bombardier Global 4. Dr. Mike Adenuga. No of Jets: 2.
Types: Falcon 7X, Bombardier 604 3. Aliko Dangote. No of Jets: 2.
Types: Bombardier Global Express
(2) 2. Bishop Oyedepo. No of Jets:
Gulfstream 1, Gulfstream G450,
Bomardier 604 & Gulfstream 5 –
G550 1. Gulfstream G650, 3 Dorniers
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