The Secretary to the Government of the Federation's office will spend about N2.3 billion on rehabilitation of office buildings in 2013, according to details of next year's budget.
A breakdown of the budget, which was unveiled by President Jonathan two weeks ago, showed that the SGF's office has a total budget of N10 billion comprising N4.5 billion for capital projects and N5.5 billion for recurrent expenditure. Out of the capital vote, 'rehabilitation of office buildings' will gulp N2.3 billion, but no list of the buildings was provided in the budget document.
N527 million will go for the purchase of security equipment, while security services expenses will take N350 million. This sum will further shoot up the total federal security budget of over N1.055 trillion for 2013.
Rehabilitation and repair of libraries will cost N50 million, research and development will take N200 million, computer software acquisition N100 million and N60 million for monitoring and evaluation.
Also, the SGF's budget provides N80 million for tree planting but no details of where the trees would be planted.
N500 million will go to "construction/provision of infrastructure." In the entry, no further explanation was offered for what type of infrastructure would be built.
The sum of N100 million will be used to purchase of library books and equipment, N395 million is to be used in the provision of hospital and health centers just as electricity repairs would gulp N150 million.
Under the recurrent allocation, N14.3 million is allocated for generator fuel cost, motor vehicle fuel will take N25.8 million, N25 million is earmarked for medical expenses while N938 million is to be spent on subscription to professional bodies.
Fumigation and cleaning of offices will cost N115 million, local training will cost N60 million while international training will take N28 million.
Electricity charges will take N86 million, office stationery and computer consumables will cost the office N79 million, maintenance of motor vehicle and transport equipment will cost N20 million, magazines and periodicals N17 million while maintenance of generators would cost N8 million. Debate on the general principles of the N4.92 trillion federal budget has begun in the Senate and the House of Representatives, but there is no date set for the passage of the appropriation bill.
Daily Trust
thats a great development
Hope they keep to their word and corruption is not embedded in the process.