The presidency will spend a total sum of 4.5 billion naira on allowances and travels this year.
President Mohammed Buhari will spend 1.30 billion naira for honoraria and sitting allowances, local and international travels, while his deputy, Professor Yemi Osinbajo will consume 3.2 billion naira.
However, the figure budgeted for sitting allowances was 46.3 percent higher than the N892.86 approved for the same purpose in 2020.
The 3.2 billion naira proposed for travel and transportation by the president and his deputy in 2021 was 45.4 percent higher than the 2.27 billion naira provisions in 2020.
All these were included in the approved 2021 budget details obtained from the Budget Office.
The presidency office comprises of Office of the President, Office of the Vice President, Office of the Secretary of the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), and Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
The breakdown of the expenditure on honoraria and sitting allowances revealed that the State House increased its spending from 327.2 million naira in 2020 to 478.3 million naira this year.
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