Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of
power, will be getting at least N11.5 billion as its allocation in the 2018
budget.
Of that amount, N45.68 million
was budgeted for power plants and generator fuel. N45.54 million was budgeted
for the same item in the 2017 budget, N140,000 lesser than that of this year.
Also, a total of N1 billion was
budgeted for the Aso Rock Medical Centre, while it got N331.7 million during
the 2017 fiscal year, thus an extra allocation of N668.2 million.
This is different from the N36.8
million meant for “drugs and medical supplies” for the state house – and yes,
the N1 billion covers a sum of N208.3 million meant for the same purpose.
There is also a separate N51.8
million budgeted as “medical expenses” for the seat of power, and another N15.8 million allocated for “digital
medical references”.
Last year, It was discovered that
the state house clinic – not used by the president who seeks medical attention
abroad – did not have the commonest of medications, paracetamol, syringe,
cotton wool etc.
The sum of N907.1 million was
budgeted for the purchase of new vehicles for Aso Rock while N165 million would
be used for the maintenance of existing ones. In 2017, N100.8 million was used
for purchase of new vehicles while N188 million was budgeted for maintenance of
available ones.
A total of N28 million was
budgeted for the state house ranch as well as for “wildlife conservation
capture”, while the garden, “routine floral arrangement” and upgrade of helipad
grassfield got N24 million.
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