President
Muhammadu Buhari will spend N3.914bn on the maintenance of the Presidential
Villa, Abuja this year.
This
is apart from another N282.962m he has already set aside for the General
Maintenance Services of State House (Headquarters); and the N41.844m budgeted
for General Maintenance Services of State House Operations (Vice President).
These
figures are contained in the details of the 2016 Appropriation Act recently
signed into law by the President and made available on the website of the
Budget Office.
According
to the details, the Federal Government will pay the N3.914bn to a construction
giant, Julius Berger Plc, saddled with the responsibility of maintaining the
seat of power.
The
amount is tagged Annual Routine Maintenance of Villa Facilities.
The
State House Operations (President) got a total allocation of N1.698bn in the
budget while State House Operations (Vice-President) got a total allocation of
N289.617bn.
Out
of the N282.962m budgets for General Maintenance Services of State House
(Headquarters), N182.079m will be spent on maintenance of motor
vehicles/transport equipment; N11.545m for the maintenance of office furniture;
N27.846m for the maintenance of office/Information Technology equipment;
N13.620m for the maintenance of plants/generators and N47.870m for “other
maintenance services.”
The
breakdown of the N41.844m budgeted for General Maintenance Services of State
House Operations (Vice President) shows that N27.139m is for the maintenance of
motor vehicles/transport equipment; N1.451m for the maintenance of office
furniture; N4.422m for the maintenance of plants/generator; and N8.832m for
“other maintenance services.”
Under
Materials and Supplies, N103.470m is budgeted for foodstuff/catering materials
supplies; N321.070m for miscellaneous; N276.879m for honorarium and sitting
allowance; while N44.190m is allocated to publicity and advertisement.
N32.368m
is allocated to General Consulting and Professional Services.
Under
that category, financial consulting got N25.063m; N2.713m allocated to legal
services; and N4.591 budgeted for budget preparation.
The
Federal Government will also be buying recreation materials worth N12.075m for
the Presidential Villa during the year.
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