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Senegal splashes millions on new presidential jet amid war against pandemic

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Sengalese people have considered the purchase of a jet for President Macky Sall as a waste of money. According to sources, finance and budget Minister Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo told parliament last week that the Airbus A320 neo would cost taxpayers some $110 million. The country is expecting the delivery of the aircraft in July.

A government spokesman said it was necessary  to replace the aging A319 which went into service in 2011 to defend the expenditure. He also said “After two decades of operation, the presidential aircraft, named Pointe Sarène, “has become obsolete…requiring frequent and expensive technical visits, and consequently long periods of immobilization.”

Data source: Africa news

TOA Correspondent

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