President Muhammadu Buhari has refused an offer by the
Federal Government to attain five new armoured Mercedes Benz S-600 (V222) cars
for his use.The cars which total cost is put at about N400m were calculated to
be purchased by the State House.According to a source close to the presidency,
Buhari got to know of the plan when the Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr.
Nebolisa Emodi, was briefing him of his ministry’s activities on Wednesday.Displeased
by the development, the President was said to have told Emodi that the purchase
was unnecessary.Describing it as a waste, the source said Buhari told the
permanent secretary that the cars he inherited from former President Goodluck
Jonathan were good for him.“I don’t need any new cars. The ones I am using now
are just fine,” the source quoted the President as saying.The top government
officials, however, said Buhari welcomed other initiatives presented by the
permanent secretary to reduce the operating costs of the State House and
strengthen its Finance and Accounts Internal Control Mechanisms.
The Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu,
confirmed the development that Buhari had suspended approval for the purchase
of the new cars.Shehu said the President would continue to use the cars left
behind by Jonathan in keeping with his commitment to prudent management of
national resources.Meanwhile, the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo
Dasuki has said that President Buhari never ordered a demolition of checkpoints
from the highways.
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