Buhari And Osinbajo Get ₦149m For Feeding In 2018 Budget

Presidency’s 2018 Feeding Budget Revealed

The budgeted feeding allowance for the seat of president Muhammadu Buhari and vice-president Yemi Osinbajo have reportedly been slashed by ₦18million in the 2018 budget.

In the line item identified as “foodstuff and catering material supplies,” The Cable reports that the president and vice-president got ₦149 million, this is ₦18 million lesser than the ₦167 million which was budgeted 2017.

Buhari got ₦98.3 million while Osinbajo got ₦50.8 million.

The budget also showed that Aso Rock got ₦145 million as allocation for “foodstuff and catering material supplies,” ₦22 million lesser than the ₦123 million it got in 2017 budget.

A separate sum of ₦44 million was budgeted for “refreshment and meal” for president Muhammadu Buhari and vice-president Yemi Osinbajo.

The sum of ₦25.7 million goes to Buhari’s office while the sum of ₦18.3 million goes to Osinbajo’s office which were not made available for the two offices in 2017

Aso Rock also gets a separate ₦137 million for the same purpose, ₦40 million higher than the ₦97.2 million it got in 2017.

Naija News recalls the National Assembly in May, passed the 2018 budget, about six months after it was presented to the lawmakers by President Buhari.

The 2018 budget is yet to be signed into law by the President.