Jonathan, Sambo To Spend N1billion On Food In 2012...N16.6million Budgeted As Rent For VP's Residence-Premium Times

 

 

caption: Goodluck Jonathan and Namadi Sambo

 

 

 

      

Taxpayers will spend a fortune feeding the president and his deputy next year
The Federal Government plans to spend approximately N1 billion in feeding its first and second citizens next year if the National Assembly approves President Goodluck Jonathan's spending proposal as submitted to it last week.
The president and his deputy will together enjoy N992.57 million worth of food and general catering services in 2012.
According to a detailed analysis of the N4.749trillion budget the president presented to lawmakers last week, the cost of purchasing food stuffs, catering supplies, kitchen equipments for the president and his vice, and their offices, will cost the nation N992.57 million, about N7 million away from a billion naira.
The document, obtained by Premium Times, contains the administration’s fiscal outlay for the next 12 months, and remains subject to the approval of the National Assembly.
Lawmakers have already questioned the huge allocation of nearly a fourth of the budget to security, and the still high recurrent cost, and have indicated plans to review the figures downward.
The estimate indicates that of the N18.34 billion budgeted for the State House, about N1billion would be spent on providing food for the president's household as well as that of his deputy.
A further breakdown shows that taxpayers would have to cough out approximately N477million to pay for foodstuffs and “catering materials supplies” for the president's office. The taxpayers, most of which are poor and frustrated, will have to fork out an additional N293 million to provide "refreshment and meals" for the president's comfort at his home and office.
Yet, an additional N45.4 million would be needed to buy canteen and “kitchen equipment” for the president's household, although similar purchases were made last year.
For the vice president’s office, the foodstuff, catering and materials supplies are to cost N104 million, while cooking gas and cooking fuel will consume N6.2 million.
  

 There is money in Nigeria but it's for only a few while the masses can hardly eat 2 meals a day.

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