Supplementary Budget: Tinubu to spend N6.9bn on vehicles, First Lady’s Office to get N1.5bn cars

 




President Bola Tinubu has proposed to spend over N6.9
billion on procurement of vehicles for the State House, with the Office of the
First Lady getting N1.5 billion for new cars.



 



This is contained in the Supplementary Budget Tinubu sent to
the National Assembly for approval.



 



It would be recalled that the President sent a N2.17
trillion Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly for approval.



 



The government plans to send N2.9 billion on Sport Utility
Vehicles, SUVs, for the Presidential Villa and another N2.9 billion on
replacing the cars in the pool.



 





This proposed expenditure is coming at a time when Nigerians
are still protesting the decision of the National Assembly to procure N75
billion worth of vehicles.



 



Some young persons had held protests in Lagos and Abuja over
the planned spending by the lawmakers at a time when Nigerians are facing a
tough economic situation.



 



In the proposed supplementary budget, the government is
planning to spend N28 billion on the State House. In addition, the government
is planning to spend N12.5 billion on the Presidential a6ir Fleet.