{"id":109044,"date":"2023-11-03T08:04:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T07:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=109044"},"modified":"2023-11-03T08:04:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T07:04:54","slug":"amid-biting-poverty-senate-okays-n13-5bn-for-renovation-of-tinubu-shettima-residences-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/amid-biting-poverty-senate-okays-n13-5bn-for-renovation-of-tinubu-shettima-residences-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid biting poverty, senate Okays N13.5bn for renovation of Tinubu, Shettima residences, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the midst of severe hardship faced by Nigerians in recent months, the Senate on Thursday approved supplementary budget for the renovation in the presidency with a whooping sum of N13.5 billion.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe approval also covered purchase of official vehicles for the First Lady\u2019s Office with N1.5bn contained in the budget.<\/p>\n<p>A breakdown analysis of the expenses for the Presidency in the budget included renovation of residential quarters for the President to gulp 4bn, renovation of Aguda House to gulp N2.5bn, renovation of Dodan Barracks, official residence of the President in Lagos to gulp N4bn, renovation of official quarters of vice president in Lagos to gulp N3bn.<\/p>\n<p>The expenses will be funded from the N2.176trn supplementary budget, the Senate passed.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed expenditure for Tinubu and Shettima\u2019s residences\u2019 renovation and the purchase of official cars for the Office of the First Lady are part of the N28 billion budgeted for the State House in the 2023 supplementary budget.<\/p>\n<p>Other items for the State House include; the purchase of SUV vehicles at N2.9 billion and the replacement of operational pool vehicles at N2.9 billion.<\/p>\n<p>While the renovation of Aguda House would gulp N2.5bn; computerization and digitalisation of the State House was allocated N200m.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe senate, had expeditiously passed the N2.176 trillion 2023 supplementary budget transmitted to it by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe budget was passed within 48hrs it was brought to the red chamber following the adoption of a report by the Appropriations Committee, presented by the chairman, Senator Adeola Olamilekan (Ogun West) during plenary.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nPresident Tinubu had, in a letter read at plenary asked the federal lawmakers to approved the proposal, the second of such this year after N819.5 billion was approved to provide palliatives for poor Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe president, in his letter, said it had become necessary to make further provision for additional palliative measures, including the wage award for public servants and the enhanced Cash Transfer Programme which is intended to benefit the most vulnerable members of society.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cIn addition, critical defence expenditures are also urgently required to provide for peace and the security of lives and property without which the government\u2019s economic growth agenda cannot be achieved.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cSimilarly, critical investments are also required to construct much needed infrastructure, particularly roads, which projects must be commenced within the (dry season) period between now and the end of the year,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nA detail of the 2023 Supplementary budget indicated that, N1.010.802,015,985 was for Recurrent expenditure while N1.165,989,270,049 was for Capital expenditure.\u201d<\/div>\n<div 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