Society
Bola Shagaya Said To Gift Self With $65m Private Jet As 55th Birthday Present
Recent reports indicate Bola Shagaya, the permanent fixture on the entourage of Dame Patience, wife of the nation’s president Goodluck Jonathan just gifted herself ‘an outstanding’ birthday gift.
She is said to have acquired a private jet valued at $65m ahead of her 55th birthday.
This acquisition was reportedly perfected ‘some days ago’.
According to reports monitored on online platform, thecapital the status symbol is actual a Gulf Stream G650 aircraft.
The news spotter placed the value at $65m.
The kwara state indigene currently causing untold furore in President Jonathan’s PDP against the bedrock of allegations of hijacking party structure based on extraordinary closeness to Mrs Jonathan is believed to have further propelled distance with political adversaries within the party with her purchase.
‘It shows she operates on another plane of influence’ a source claimed.
But counter opinion stipulates how well the show of affluence endears the rich woman striving to make a Federal lawmaker of her son ( Sherrif) to those of the grass root finding it hard to maintain two daily meals remain to be seen.
Findings revealed before the purchase of the expensive toy, Shagaya believed to be consolidating influence with the Jonathans- and by extension the corridors of power by laying claim to leadership of the state PDP was engulfed in fierce battle to make herself loved at home.
Before political gains came into to play, she is said to have abstained from the masses- and shunned her background by creating a new identity with flirtation with moneyed people.
She is currently waging a battle to play down attempt by opponents to leverage on past conducts- how newest exorbitant buy fits into scenerio remains to be seen.


