Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore claims that the federal government has paid $150 million for purchasing and reconfiguring a private jet for President Bola Tinubu.

Sowore claimed in a post on X that the plane, initially registered as VP-CAC, is now registered as 5N-FGA. He added that the jet is yet to be delivered to Nigeria.

His post comes as he attempts to garner support for the upcoming protest scheduled from August 1 - 10.

"While they are telling you to “exercise patience,” @officialasiwajubat has already bought a $100 million Presidential Jet and configured it with an additional $50 million, making it ready for delivery! The jet, an A330-200 initially christened VP-CAC, is now registered as 5N-FGA," he wrote in the post.

"This was not in the annual budget. They can’t pay minimum wage for workers, but they could afford $150 million for a private jet. Students have to obtain loans to go to college, but they could afford to approve billions for hajj, even as the money ended up being stolen. Fight we must!" he added.

The protest is scheduled to take place in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Sowore, who has led several protests in the country, said the revolution would start in August, insisting that “Nothing Can Stop An Idea Whose Time Has Come” #RevolutionNOW.”

Sowore wrote: “The revolution is now knocking on our doors! #RevolutionNow. Let everyone rise all at once in August 2024!

Sowore's claims come after the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence asked the federal government to immediately purchase new airplanes for the use of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.

The Chairman of the Committee, Umar Shehu Buba, who spoke to Premium Times Saturday night from Saudi Arabia, where he is performing this year’s hajj, said that not quickly overhauling the presidential air fleet could endanger the lives of President Tinubu and his deputy.