FEDERAL aviation authorities have started building a helipad in President Muhammadu

FEDERAL aviation authorities have started

building a helipad in President Muhammadu

Buhari's hometown of Daura that will enable him

fly directly there from Abuja and avoid the

cumbersome journey through Katsina.

At the moment, whenever President Buhari wants

to visit Daura, he flies to Katsina, the state

capital and then drives overland to his country

home. With the construction of the helipad, it will

save President Buhari the hassle of embarking on

a road journey from Katsina Airport as he will be

able to fly in one of the presidential helicopters

straight to Daura and by-pass Katsina Airport

completely.

One presidency source said: “I can tell you that

right now, they are building a helipad in Daura

and when it is completed he doesn’t have to fly

to Katsina Airport again. Helipad is a kind of

landing for helicopters.

“The maximum number of functional planes we

have right now is six and out of that six, there is

a high usage for it. Consider that last week in one

day, the president used one to Katsina, the vice

president used the other one to Lagos and the

senate president used the third one to meet

President Olusegun Obasanjo at Abeokuta via

Lagos and later to Ilorin, Kwara State."

President Buhari has directed that nine of the VIP

transport aircraft in the presidential fleet should

be sold as part of the federal government’s cost-

saving measures. Although the presidency has

since denied such directives but industry sources

have confirmed that such plans are in the

pipeline.

 

    President Muhammadu Buhari stepped out of an Aircraft at his home town Daura as Aviation Authorities are preparing to build  An Aircraft landing facility there