On Monday, a presidential source told TheCable that President Muhammadu Buhari — who just returned after a three-month medical vacati...
On
Monday, a presidential source told TheCable that President Muhammadu Buhari —
who just returned after a three-month medical vacation in London — will be working
from his residence in Aso Rock. The reason given for this was renovations in
the president’s office.
However,
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity,
has come out with the news that the renovation was as a result of various
damages rodents had caused.
“Rodents
have caused a lot of damage to the furniture and the air conditioning units,”
Shehu told THISDAY. Checks by TheCable revealed that for 2017, N4, 953,184,635b
was appropriated for annual routine maintenance of mechanical/electrical
installations, building/civil and environmental services within and around
Aso-Rock villa facilities. These facilities include offices of the president
and the vice-president.
There is
another N139.4m for the maintenance of office buildings and residential
quarters in the state house. Also, N52. 8m was appropriated for sewerage
charges.
Reactions
have continued to trail Shehu’s remarks, and some Nigerians are surprised how
rodents could find their way into the president’s office.
“Did the
cleaners/maintenance personnel attached to the office also go on the
three-month leave with Buhari?” Ayuba Ayus, a Facebook user, asked.
Checking
further, TheCable found that in the 2017 appropriation, the state house is to
spend N40.8m on rehabilitation of animal enclosures, procurement of vet lab
equipment, feeding and medication of wild and domestic animals in the state
house zoo.
If the
rodents that took over the president’s office while he was away are those from
the state house zoo, then those in charge of feeding them should be questioned
on why the rodents had nothing to eat, finding their way to feasting on the
furniture in the president’s office.
Rodents Invasion: FG Budgeted N4.9bn For Environmental Services In Aso Rock
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Rodents Invasion: FG Budgeted N4.9bn For Environmental Services In Aso Rock
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/news/rodents-invasion-fg-budgeted-n4-9bn-environmental-services-aso-rock/
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/news/rodents-invasion-fg-budgeted-n4-9bn-environmental-services-aso-rock/
Rodents Invasion: FG Budgeted N4.9bn For Environmental Services In Aso Rock
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/news/rodents-invasion-fg-budgeted-n4-9bn-environmental-services-aso-rock/
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/news/rodents-invasion-fg-budgeted-n4-9bn-environmental-services-aso-rock/
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