"It was staged": Sowore reacts to release of seized presidential jets by Chinese…

• A French court recently authorized the seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets due to an ongoing legal dispute between Nigeria and Zhongshan
• The seizure is a result of a $74.5 million compensation award granted to Zhongshan by an independent arbitral tribunal
• Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore has raised suspicions about the jet seizures, suggesting they might have been orchestrated to generate public sympathy for a new presidential jet

Sowore speaks on released presidential jets by Chinese firm
Photo credit: Omoyele SoworeSource: Facebook”It was staged,” Sowore claimsThere is something fishy going on with these Presidential Jet seizures in France. It looks like this part was arranged to launch the new Presidential Jet with sympathy.Sowore questions involvement of Chinese companySuddenly, this Chinese company is picking and choosing which jet could pick [President Bola Ahmed Tinubu] up in Abuja to France on an apparent medical trip.”Sowore calls for transparencyThe Nigerian people deserve to know the truth behind these so-called jet seizures.”This is not just about the jets; its about accountability and the integrity of our leaders.Lawmakers call for purchase of new aircraft for Tinubu, Shettima

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