The State House Permanent Secretary, Tijjani Umar, said next year’s elections would necessitate frequent travels and thus the need to replace the presidential vehicles.
The vehicles in the Presidential Villa are due for a replacement, Mr Umar said on Thursday while defending next year’s budget proposals before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Mr Umar is however worried that the N1.96 billion “would still be inadequate to meet existing requirements,” claiming the administration was frugal enough despite budgeting such a whopping amount om vehicles amid deepening economic crisis. Mr Umar had argued that the 2023 budget proposal of N21.1bn is comparatively lower than the 2022 appropriation of N40.1 billion by 19.01 per cent. He also said commitments to facilities in the State House would take 65 per cent of the total appropriation, noting the sum of N7.20 billion has been proposed for the year 2023 as against N7.76 billion in 2022.
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