Thisday: Indications have emerged that the
Asset Management Corporation of the Nigeria (AMCON) has offered the private aircraft
it took over from the Chairman of Forte Oil Plc, Mr. Femi Otedola, for sale.
The aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 605,
was put up for sale following Otedola’s transfer of his assets to AMCON as
settlement of his indebtedness to AMCON.
Following the assumption of Otedola debts
from the banks, AMCON went into negotiations with the Forte Oil chairman in a
debt payment deal that involved the transfer of his assets, including the
aircraft, as full and final payment for the debts.
Investigations revealed that the price tag
placed on the aircraft by AMCON is between $45 to $50 million.
The aircraft was flown in June this year and
parked at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja.