Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Limited, a Chinese firm, has released one of the three Nigerian aircraft, an Airbus A330, detained in France, following a court order. This move allows President Bola Tinubu to attend a scheduled meeting.
The release of the presidential jet was a goodwill gesture from the company to the President, according to a statement issued by Zhongshan on Friday.
Nigeria’s authorities had notified the company that President Tinubu had a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and needed one of the presidential jets to attend.
Zhongshan emphasized that it has consistently sought to act reasonably and fairly in its legal dispute with Nigeria, which was not of its making.
The company stated that it lifted the seizure of the aircraft immediately as a gesture of goodwill, allowing it to be used for the President’s trip.
Zhongshan remains committed to talks with the Nigerian government to reach a reasonable compromise rapidly.
Earlier, the Federal Government had initiated legal steps to address the interim attachment of the three presidential aircraft in France.
