How Tinubu Govt Spent N10.5b On Renovation Of State House Offices
The President Bola Tinubu-led administration spent N10.55billion on renovation of different State House quarters between December 2023 and May 2024, data from Govspend has shown.
It was gathered that N1.354billion was paid for the acquisition, renovation and rehabilitation of two forfeited quarters as a state house complex. This money was spent on 31st May, 2024.
Another sum of N773million was paid for renovation and rehabilitation of two forfeited EFCC quarters at Mabushi.
The sum of N1.877 billion was spent for the renovation of the official quarters of Mr President, this money was also paid on 31st, May, 2024.
Another N752 million was spent on May 31st, for the Dodan barracks official residence of the President, on 31st, May, 2024.
The government spent N2.8 billion to renovate the residence of the Vice President.
Another sum of N1.5 billion was used in renovation of the state house complex at Guzape forfeited EFCC quarters.
According to details on GovSpend, N1.5billion was spent on renovation, rehabilitation of two Nos EFCC forfeited property as state house in Mabushi.
The two payments of N1.5 billion each were paid on same day, December 30,2023.
It was earlier reported how the Tinubu-led Presidency paid N2.1billion for the acquisition, renovation and rehabilitation of four Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) forfeited quarters as the State House complex at Guzape and Mabushi areas of Abuja.
Experts have described spending such huge amounts of money on acquisition, renovation and rehabilitation of four quarters which were forfeited by an anti-corruption agency of the country as a misplaced priority in a country where over 130million of its citizens live in multidimensional poverty.
