THE Presidential Villa, otherwise known as Aso Rock, will spend about N18.36 billion this year for fuel and lubricants
The Permanent Secretary in the State House, Dr. Tunji Olaopa, disclosed this on Monday during the 2012 budget defence before the Senator Dahiru Kuta-led Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs.
According to him, the State House would spend N993.02 million to fuel vehicles, while the office of the vice president will spend N35.363 million to fuel vehicles, N20.802 million to fuel generators and N6.240 million for cooking gas and fuel.
Also, N237, 370,200 will be spent by the State House headquarters. Of this figure, the office of the president will spend N168.722 million for fuel and lubricants, while N68, 647,329 will be spent on lubricants by the vice president.
The villa is also expected to spend N75, 131,589 on plants and generators for both the president and that of the vice president. While the headquarters will be spending N54, 329,366, the vice president will spend N20, 802,589 on fuelling of generators alone.
The presidency, in the budget for the year, would spend N577.543 million to replace aged vehicles in the presidential fleet, while N15, 215, 500 has been earmarked for maintenance of plants and generators, N137, 827,111 for the maintenance of office/IT equipment, N382, 317,777 for maintenance of motor vehicle/transport equipment and N122, 466,733 for other maintenance services.
For the vice president, maintenance of motor vehicles/transport equipment will gulp N83, 208,883; N10, 401,110 will be spent on maintenance of plants/generators and N20, 802,221, billed for other maintenance services.
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