State House allocates N15bn for vehicle purchase and office construction

Ndokwa Vanguard December 19, 2024 2 minutes read

The State House has allocated N15.09bn for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, operational vehicles, and plain cars, and also for the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants.

It also proposed a total sum of N5.49bn as a provision for the annual maintenance of the Presidential Villa.

This was disclosed in the 2025 Appropriation Bill released by the Budget Office of the Federation.

President Bola Tinubu presented the budget titled “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity” to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, Dec. 18, outlining a N49.70tn spending plan.

In the appropriation bill document, the State House will spend N164m for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, plain cars, jeeps, platform trucks, and other utility and operational vehicles.

Out of the sum, N1.1bn was earmarked for the replacement of SUV vehicles, and N3.66bn for the purchase of State House operational vehicles.

It stated that N127.86m will be spent on the procurement of SUVs for Mr President and the Vice President. This cost will be undertaken under the office of the President.

Also, N285m will be spent for the purchase of motor vehicles under the office of the Chief of staff to the president, while the Chief security officer to the President got an allocation of N179.63m for the purchase of security and operational vehicles.

N2.12bn was allocated for honorarium and sitting allowances and proposed spending of N1.83bn for the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special advisers.