EXCLUSIVE: Central Bank Governor Cardoso, Directors Land A Helicopter For Test-run On Newly Constructed Multi-Million Naira Helipad In Abuja Headquarters
The brand new helipad change into constructed for the utilization of the CBN governor, Yemi Cardoso, and his deputies, SaharaReporters further learnt on Saturday.
A helicopter in the early week of August landed on the newly constructed multi-million Naira helipad on the headquarters of the Central Monetary institution of Nigeria in Abuja, as part of a take a look at-plug, SaharaReporters has gathered.
The brand new helipad change into constructed for the utilization of the CBN governor, Yemi Cardoso, and his deputies, SaharaReporters further learnt on Saturday.
Cardoso and the tip administration team of the apex bank in the midst of the brand new #EndBadGovernance snort from August 1 to 10 joined the helicopter on the CBN headquarters for the inaugural landing.
At some stage in the exercise, the helicopter efficiently landed on the helipad in the CBN headquarters, Abuja.
“The CBN governor and his deputies for the first time tested helicopter landing on the CBN HQ in divulge that they are able to initiate the utilization of it or for evacuation. They tested it in the midst of the final snort,” a top provide on the apex bank told SaharaReporters.
Right here’s coming amid the associated fee-of-residing disaster that has precipitated unrest in the country which is moreover in behold of the Bola Tinubu-led executive’s alternate mantra, in particular in lowering fee of governance.
Days in the past, SaharaReporters reported how Cardoso procured six armoured Lexus LX 600 2023 fashions for himself and four deputies, quoting. On daily basis Nigerian record.
The governor allegedly bought six armoured Lexus LX 600 automobiles at a fee of over N10 billion, with each deputy governor receiving one car and the governor maintaining two to be used in Lagos and Abuja, On daily basis Nigerian further reported.
Citing insider sources, moreover, the CBN reportedly bought 20 Toyota Camry cars for administration and board contributors worths around N84million.
The sources in step with the record, claimed that the governor and deputies had increased their annual housing allowances to roughly N1 billion, in spite of occupying legitimate residences in Abuja.
Moreover, they’ve allegedly upgraded their international high-tail privileges to top quality and earn a nightly allowance of $7,000 for international trips.
SaharaReporters experiences that Cardoso and the banks deputy governors’ particularly Emem Usoro, Philip Ikeazor, Bala Bello and Sani Abdullahi, were nominated and confirmed by the Senate in September 2023.
The bank’s spending has raised questions about its priorities in the midst of a time of business hardship in Nigeria, wherein a median Nigerian can not accept as true with ample money two square meals in a day.
Meanwhile, assessments on the associated fee of Lexus LX 600 on www.fox7austin.com reveals that the rotund-size LX 600 is in step with the most accepted Toyota Land Cruiser, which is a accepted of executive businesses and relief organisations running in adverse areas.
Alternatives consist of a siren, fire suppression procedure, evening imaginative and prescient cameras and dash hatches in case it’s rolled or otherwise disabled.
Meanwhile, SaharaReporters’ efforts to talk with the spokesperson of the CBN, Hakama Sidi-Ali, were unsuccessful as he neither answered his calls nor responded to a text message both on SMS and WhatsApp as of the time of submitting this record.
