Amid Hardship Tinubu Spends N9.2billion To Purchase ‘State House Vehicles’
A review of Public Payments platform Open Treasury portal has shown that the President Bola Tinubu-led Presidency under the “State House” spent the sum of N9.2billion on motor vehicles between March and May 2024.
The review shows that in March 2024, the sum of N1.904billion was recorded as used to purchase motor vehicles.
In May, another sum of N7.3billion was spent to buy motor vehicles by the State House, totalling N9.2billion in the three-month period.
It was earlier revealed how the Tinubu led Presidency spent N366 million on tyres in three days among other seemingly frivolous expenses.
It was found that N366million was spent on tyres in three days and the payments were made on May 21, 2024, June 22, 2023, and June 24, 2023.
There was a single-day expenditure of N42.8 million on June 22, 2023, for “State House” tyres.
Another sum of N86.2 million was spent to purchase tyres on June 24.
The description read “Purchase of Tyres to State House.”
Two payments were registered on May 21, 2024.
The Presidency spent N38 million on the supply of five (5) nos s600/222 armoured/bullet proof tyres (255-720-r490ac).
Another sum of N200.5 million was paid for supply of tyres for bullet proof vehicles to State House, Abuja.
In total, the Presidency spent N366 million in three days on the purchase of tyres, according to details on the Govspend platform.
