The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua has denied media reportsthat its Managing Director, Mr Kabir Yusuf Muhammed approved N200 Million for the purchase of Toyota Land Cruiser 70th Anniversary Edition for himself as his official vehicle.
Yakubu-Funtua in a statement made available to the media says that since Kabir’s assumption of office, he does not have any official car and did not buy any for anyone.
“When some old vehicles were refurbished for the newly appointed Directors, the MD was given one but he had to return it because the vehicles did not go round”.
He disclosed that, a contract was awarded for the Procurement of operation vehicles by the former Managing Director but are yet to be supplied.
He stated that, the vehicle Mr. Kabir is using to work does not belong to FAAN, adding that, the vehicle’s registration number can be verified through the appropriate authorities.
“FAAN has observed with great concern that agents of doom have resorted to the use of the media to distract the new Managing Director from the good work he has started in repositioning FAAN to greater heights”.
“We therefore use this medium to appeal to reporters to authenticate the veracity of their reports before going public”.
