N701m spent on Remi Tinubuâs foreign trips in three months â Report

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Punch did a report on the spendings after carrying out checks on GovSpend. Also, recall that in 2023, the Federal Government allocated N1.5bn for the procurement of vehicles for the Office of the First Lady. Former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, however, claimed that the N1.5bn budgeted for vehicles was for the Presidency and not for the First Ladys office. Reacting to the sum spent on the First Ladys travels, the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership said it was out of place to spend such a humongous amount on the First Ladys office, which isnt recognised by the constitution. In an interview with Saturday Punch, the Executive Director of CACOL, Debo Adeniran, said the complacency of the National Assembly has criminally empowered the executive to spend the national treasury on frivolities, and the only way Nigerians can stop the ugly trend is to consistently speak out against it. He said, It is more than profligacy. It is actually a misappropriation of funds because the office of the First Lady doesnt exist in our constitution and is not supposed to be appropriated for. So, every appropriation that is made for that office is illegal. It is just because our National Assembly is complacent. They are not performing their oversight functions the way they should. Otherwise, everybody who dips his or her hand into the national coffers to fund any project that is not in accordance with the dictates of our constitution has committed an offence. If it is elected government personnel, it is an impeachable offence. So, it is out of place for such a humongous amount. He noted that the frivolous spending by the government has given the masses no reason to believe the numerous promises of lifting them out of the current hardship. Nigerians cannot reason with the government because they (the government) have not set their priorities right. They spend on frivolities rather than on things that will improve the lives of the people. So, no matter how genuine the governments intention is in redeeming the economy, they are not showing us those signals as of now. Nigerians should begin to agitate in the right direction, and constitutionality must be a sine qua non in everything the government does, he added.The post N701m spent on Remi Tinubus foreign trips in three months Report appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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