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Barring any last-minute change, a supplementary budget containing a request for a brand-new presidential jet is expected to be forwarded to the National Assembly tomorrow .This comes after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hinted at the extra budget for the 2024 fiscal year during his May 29 speech to the joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives.According to sources, the cost of the new jet will be included in the supplementary appropriation bill.
'The Presidency has put three jets on sale to fund the purchase of a new one for the President,' a source revealed.The supplementary appropriation bill, set to be transmitted to the National Assembly next week, will include the details of the jet's acquisition. Sources expressed confidence that the Assembly will give the bill swift consideration due to the urgency of the request.
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