Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday that the building of a new residence for the nation’s number 2 is a waste of public funds.
The VP’s current residence – Aguda House – according to him is sufficient and up to standard.
Interacting with Pastors and Leaders Retreat of the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos,Osinbajo described the N6 billion already spent on the project as a misapplication of fund although he said that with the level of construction already done, government would have to complete it and find a different use for it.
“There is no need for a new Vice President’s house; it is a kind of waste; we are now in a situation where we cannot abandon it; it has to be completed and used for a different thing,” he said.
On the controversial State House Medical Centre, Osunbajo said it is for the use of all Nigerians hence the need to equip it with all the medical facilities available.
He also said the education sector lacked not only standards but adequacy of institutions which led to Nigerians sponsoring their children abroad for tertiary education.
He explained that while 1.8 million Nigerians sit for university entrance examination yearly, only about 300,000 are offered admission due to dearth of universities.
He said the government was planning to convert many of the existing universities into centres of excellence and support the private sector in the running of universities to enable more Nigerians to have access to tertiary education.
He said infrastructure development was key in the administration which informed the voting of 30 per cent of the 2016 appropriation to capital projects.
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, the leader of the Church, asked Christians to continue to pray for the administration as Nigeria had a great future.
He said the present administration would lead the people to a more prosperous and secure nation.
Osinbajo had earlier in the day preached at the burial service for his childhood friend, Bola Omotesho, at the Olive Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Banana Island, Lagos.
He urged Nigerians to lead good lives to rest in peace as there was actually no peaceful rest for a bad soul in spite of the earthly prayers offered for the soul. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Spare us this talk. VP were u not aware when the idea to construct the residence was conceived? Why did u wait till the project got to irreversible stage before condemning it. See what politics do to men of God.
ReplyDeleteYou are a very big RAM for this comment, what kindof change do you know again mumu
DeleteYou are the of person Ben Bruce talks about. #CommonSense.
DeleteWhy not find out who started the project...
DeleteThe idea was conceived before Osinbajo became VP
DeleteFirst ask yourself if the construction started in this administration. Before you start condeming his speech. Think before you talk
DeleteTrue talk.
DeleteAre you dumb? Was he part of Jonathan administration that awarded and started the construction of the building? Olodo! You can even reason properly!
DeletePlz b informed dat d said building was conceived in Jona's gov't.
DeleteThe construction started during the last regime.
DeleteAnonymous 6:22 AM, the said building was not conceived nor construction started by the present administration. Your criticism above is totally misplaced.
DeleteAnonymous 6:22 AM, the said building was not conceived nor construction started by the present administration. Your criticism above is totally misplaced.
DeleteAnonymous 6:22 AM, the said building was not conceived nor construction started by the present administration. Your criticism above is totally misplaced.
DeleteIt was GEJ that started d project not PMB for your information!
DeleteBros anonymous 6:22am, the idea, foundation laying and building up to this stage was done by the pdp administrations now.
Deletedon't show your stupidity in public jarey
Anonymous 7:22, if you don't know anything keep quiet! This place was being built during the previous administration!
ReplyDeleteIgnorance if affecting you. was he in government when the building commenced? how come you want him to be involved. Always geget your fact b4 you make critics.
ReplyDeleteYou don't even know what transpired. The project was initiated & executed by the GEJ administration, constructed by Julius Berger & not the present one. Some of you don't think before talking.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 6:22 AM, the said building was not conceived nor construction started by the present administration. Your criticism above is totally misplaced.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 6:22 AM, the said building was not conceived nor construction started by the present administration. Your criticism above is totally misplaced. Ignoramus!!!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 6:22 AM, the said building was not conceived nor construction started by the present administration. Your criticism above is totally misplaced. Ignoramus!!!
ReplyDeleteAll these saintly comments are no substitutes for good governance. If you have laudable economic programmes, you dont need to play to the galary through some paid media colouration
ReplyDeleteI believe this residence was started during Jonathans administration as i don't think N6Billion can be sunk into a project in less than 1 year. For the Jonathan sympathizers, see what tax payers money is being spent on. God help us
ReplyDeleteAnd when its completed,Jonathan will come and live there ba??my frend get out of here please...
DeleteWas it wrong for GEJ to have started it simply because Osimbajo played to the galary by rejecting it? Nigeria cannever be a country.
ReplyDeleteWho started the project was not stated. A hundred billion naira project is possible in six months.
ReplyDeleteTo me, the important thing is that it will be put into a more productive use.
I think this regime works more on the pages of news media than actual performance