Nigeria: In 2021, Buhari, Osinbajo Will Spend N3.4 Billion On Feeding, Travels

Both equally places of work obtained fewer but still substantially higher allocations in the 4 preceding yrs.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will devote N3.4 billion on feeding and vacation expenditures.

When Mr Buhari authorized about N2.6 billion of the amount for his office, about N873 million was earmarked for Mr Osinbajo’s office.

As in the very last 5 yrs, travel expenses will acquire the largest chunk of these charges, facts of the accredited finances for the yr reviewed by Top quality Periods show.

The exact same volume was approved for the places of work of the first two citizens of the country in 2020. Both equally workplaces obtained less but continue to substantially high allocations in the 4 previous yrs.

Travels and feeding gulped N1.5 billion in 2019 N1.52 billion in 2018 in 2017, N1.45 billion and N1.43 billion in 2016.

Presidential travels will gulp N2.4 billion: N775.6 million for local excursions and N1.7 billion for international journeys.

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On the other hand, Mr Osinbajo will commit N801 million on his travels for the yr – N284 million locally and N517.1 million exterior the shores of the region.

Presidential feeding

In the meantime, the food monthly bill for the places of work of President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo has been pegged at N195.5 million.

The initial relatives will commit N124 million.

This is the similar sum that was permitted for the president in each individual of the last a few many years. In 2017, N115 million was used on feeding, even though in 2016 N103 million was used for the similar goal, evaluation of the finances for the last five yrs demonstrates.

Of the N124 million authorised for this yr, foodstuff and catering components supplies will gulp N98.3 million, while refreshment and meals will just take N25.7 million.

The next relatives also retained what it invested on feeding in just about every of the past 3 several years – N71.5 million – this calendar year.

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This is decrease from the N88.9 million put in in 2018, but an increase from the food expenditures in 2017, N53.7 million, and N24 million in 2016.

Foodstuff and catering materials provides will account for N50.9 million refreshment and meals, N18.3 million and cooking gas and gas, N2.4 million.