The State House has earmarked N15.09 billion for the acquisition of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, SUVs, operational cars and the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants.
Also, a provision of N5.49 billion has been proposed for the annual maintenance of the Presidential Villa.
These details were revealed in the newly released 2025 Appropriation Bill by the Budget Office of the Federation.
President Bola Tinubu presented the budget, titled “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity,” to a joint session of the National Assembly, outlining an ambitious N49.70 trillion spending plan.
The budget stresses defense, infrastructure and human capital development, projecting a deficit of N13.39 trillion to be financed through borrowing.
In his address, Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enhancing security and improving the well fair of the people.
Meanwhile, Bello El-Rufai, eldest son of former Kaduna State Governor and chairman of Senate Committee on Banking, has protested the purchase of vehicles, computers, utensils and other items in every budget circle of the government.
Speaking on the recurrence of such items as cars, computers, utensils and others in every budget circle, Bello El-Rufai said it is wasteful and should be scrapped.
He made the remarks during a debate on the budget in the House of Representatives.
Bello said, “The recurring issue in every budget is the budget for vehicles. We budget for computers every year. We budget for utensils every year. Vehicles don’t expire. These are the little things we should look at otherwise the blocking of loopholes we talked about will not come.
“Since I was a child, the budget every year has come with new computers, and new furniture. We should cut them out totally if we must block loopholes.”