Drama as the Presidency budgeted N322.4 million to link a cable to the drivers’ restroom in Aso Rock, a review of the controversial 2016 budget. The analysis has revealed that the budget, already a source of controversy, is replete with outrageous proposals, repetitions and frivolous allocations.
Last Saturday, apparently embarrassed by the frivolity of the budget, an unnamed source within the presidency told journalists that the budget was padded by top civil servants who he described as a ‘budget mafia’. During yesterday’s defence of the budget of his ministry, the Minister for Health Isaac Adewole told the Senate that he was unaware of some of the allocations in the budget.
Below are some of the outrageous proposals in the budget:
The office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was allocated more money for books than the total of allocation for books for federal polytechnics, 11 out of the which did not get any allocation at all. While N4,906,822 was proposed to be spent on books by Mr Osinbajo, a total of N3,832,038 was proposed for the polytechnics.
The State House Clinic allocated N3.2 billion for equipment and is planning to build a VIP wing at the clinic for N308 million.
N213,873,953 was proposed for the linking of a cable from Guest House No 9 generator house to the gate. Also, the presidency allocated N618,604,265 for the installation of electrical lighting and fittings at the villa, which equate to spending N1.6 million daily installing lighting and fittings and another N371,733,964 for the installation of electrical distribution boards and other cables.
Buhari also proposed to renovate Aso Rock Guest House for N387,980,200. N45 million was earmarked for furniture.
The President also proposed to spend N22,321,880 to pay rent at the State House. It is unclear whom the presidency is paying the rent to.
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