Fg to import N94.5m bullet proof tyres for Buhari, others

The Federal Government will spend the sum of N94.5 million to purchase
bullet-proof tyres for the use of President Muhammadu Buhari and others in the 2017 fiscal year, Permanent Secretary, State House, Jalal A. Arabi,
has said.

The purchase of canteen and Kitchen equipment on the other hand will gulp N100.8 million.

This is contained in the break-down of the State House 2017 budget
presented by Arabi to the Senate Committee on Federal Character and
Inter-Governmental Affairs.

The number of treated (bullet-proof) tyres that will be purchased with
N94.5 million was however unspecified.

The Permanent Secretary told the committee that a total sum of N94.5
million is proposed for 2017 representing 50% of the actual sought for in
2016.

He noted that they expected that the amount will address the shortfall and
compliment the requirement of “the sector which are mostly treated tyres
procured at exorbitant price.”

On why the tyres should be purchased at “exorbitant price” Arabi explained
that “some of the tyres being purchased are actually treated
(bullet-proof)” and hence constituted the bulk of the purchase cost.

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Fg to import N94.5m bullet proof tyres for Buhari, others — Perm Sec, State house