2023 Budget: Fresh Breakdown Reveals Buhari, Osinbajo Will Pocket Sitting Allowance
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will pocket N174.2 million and N30.3 million, respectively, as a sitting allowance,
According to TheCable, N702.8 million was earmarked for state house activities and the sitting allowance of the president and his vice.
A breakdown of this fund reveals the office of President Buhari, and that of Osinbajo were allocated N19.8 billion as state house funds.
The presidency has also been allotted N98.52 billion for personnel, and overhead costs and capital projects are fixed at N17.48 billion and N17.72 billion, respectively.
N11.92bn earmarked for Buhari, Osinbajo’s feeding, trips abroad Similarly, details of the money earmarked for the foreign trips of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have emerged Also, emerging reports says the money earmarked for food items and refreshments of the duo has also been released. According to the summation made from the breakdown of the budget the offices of the duo will spend a staggering N11.92bn on food and foreign trips.
The breakdown further shows that Aso Rock will spend N14bn on internet data subscription Following the submission of the 2023 budget for the fiscal year, a breakdown of the budget has begun to emerge.
According to the details in the budget, the sum of N14 billion will be used for the internet, paper, computers, and a host of others in Aso Rock. Interestingly, further breakdown revealed that the N14bn will also cover for electricity and water charges.
The N20.51 trillion appropriation for 2023 presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the national assembly is Nigeria’s highest in its history.