The Presidency plans to spend at least N2.3 billion on local and international travels and transportation next year.
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The proposal is contained in the 2014 appropriation bill submitted by President Goodluck Jonathan through the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, to the National Assembly last week.
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A breakdown of the figure showed that the State House would require the sum of N1, 219, 612, 417 for what it called Local Travels. International travels and transportation will gulp N1, 159, 240, 600 .
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For the whole year, the Presidency intends to spend N200 million for the provision of foodstuffs catering supplies while it also plans to expend another N162,556,500 on meals and refreshments.
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For honorarium and sitting allowances, the Presidency has budgeted a princely sum of N320 million for that purpose just as it has set aside the sum of N33.8 million for the office of the Vice- President to take care of his foodstuffs and catering supplies as well as meals and refreshments in the year.
We just can't stop hearing how much they will spend next year. But whether they'll trully spend it that way is what we don't know.
They just love to travel and at the end of the day they won't learn anything from them over there to improve this country.
Why so much money on Travels? Bulk of the time they should spend in a year should be in Nigeria bcos they are elected to change THIS COUNTRY.