The Federal Government will spend N400m
on the purchase of vehicles for the nation’s former heads of government
and their deputies in 2017
The figure formed part of the N9.882bn
budgeted for the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation for the year
According to the details of the 2017
Appropriation Bill currently before the National Assembly obtained by
our correspondent on Tuesday, N280.099m was budgeted for the purchase of
vehicles for seven former Presidents and Heads of State.
Further details showed that N120.090m
would be used to procure vehicles for four former Vice-Presidents and
ex-Chiefs of General Staff
The nation’s seven living former heads
of government include Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.); Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo, Alhaji Shehu Shagari; Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.); Chief
Ernest Shonekan; Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.); and former President
Goodluck Jonathan
The four living former Vice-Presidents
and ex-Chiefs of General Staff are former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme;
Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (retd.); Gen. Oladipo Diya (retd.), Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar and former Vice-President Namadi Sambo.
The budget details did not indicate the
number of vehicles that would be bought for each of the former leaders.
The brands of the vehicles were also not disclosed
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