President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, will spend N167,459,107 on food and refreshment next year if the 2021 Appropriation Bill, which Buhari presented to the legislature last Thursday, is passed.
While the president will spend N98,306,492 on food stuff/catering materials supplies captured under ‘General Materials and Supplies’; Osinbajo will spend N50,888,218 on similar items.
Another N18,264,397 is proposed for refreshment and meals from N82,795,229 miscellaneous funds in the Office of the Vice President.
“N116m tyres for bullet-proof cars, others”
The Presidency also plans to spend N116,194,297 on the ongoing purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, plain cars, CCU vehicles, platform trucks, jeeps, ambulances and other utility and operational vehicles.
The Presidency and all the agencies under the State House are to spend N72,918,449,739 in 2021.
Out of the amount, personnel cost takes N34,389,345,839; overhead cost, N14,669,206,997; and capital, N23,859,896,903.
“Villa ranch, wildlife conservation to gulp N24m”
The proposal also shows N24,344,026 for the ongoing conversion/upgrade of Villa ranch and construction of wildlife conservation capture; N15,924,777 for the ongoing purchase of plant nursery equipment for production of local flowers for routine floral arrangement, irrigation and upgrade of helipad grass field; N436,264,142 for the ongoing phased replacement of vehicles and spares; N4,854,381,299 for annual routine maintenance of mechanical/electrical installations of the Villa; and N389,645,942 for outstanding liabilities on routine maintenance and other services for 2016.
