Mr Buhari reportedly walked out on ministers over accommodation problem talk

– The ministers are seeking for financial request of N20 million per annum to settle their accommodation problem

President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly walked out on ministers during a meeting at presidential villa, Signal is reporting.

The report said the ministers led by youth and sports minister Solomon Dalung had sought the audience of President as the ministers for financial request of N20 million per annum to settle their accommodation problem but mid-way into the meeting, Mr Buhari President stood up and ‘excused himself’ leaving the ministers dejected and hopeless.

President Buhari rejected the request by the ministers “because his hands are tied by the Remuneration Act, even though he empathises with their situation. They were asking for N20 million per annum for their accommodation. But prior to last week’s meeting, several other options had been proposed, including buying an estate or the FCDA (Federal Capital Development Authority) building one, but these were considered expensive and dropped. The final option was the request for N20 million per annum, because some ministers are squatting in Abuja and the situation is impacting on their jobs,” Signal reported.

Quoting a source who was present during the meeting, the report said “The ministers have been facing serious challenges with accommodation and they put their heads together to go and see the President hoping that they could persuade him to do something. Dalung was the spokesperson of the ministers; Communication Minister Adebayo Shittu was also at the meeting. Where the problem started was when Dalung started making reference to how ministers got a nice accommodation package under previous governments.

He actually said that under Jonathan ministers were given N20 million each for accommodation. When he said that Buhari asked if he mean N20 million for all the ministers and Dalung replied that it was N20 million per person. It was at this point that Buhari stood up and said he was taking his leave and leaving Osinbajo to “sort it out” with them,” an unnamed source was quoted.

It was however gathered the minister of youth and sports, Solomon Dalung has secured a low-key accommodation at Gwarinpa district of Abuja.

The minister of state budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed who was quoted in a statement signed by Charles Dafe, Director of Information in the ministry disclosed this when the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) paid her a courtesy visit.

Source

https://www.naij.com/817153-shocker-president-buhari-walks-ministers.html

Buhari already referred to them as 'noise makers'. So he walking out on them is not surprising to me.

Clownish noisome dullards.

that's good for them, 20millions for what na? they are criminally minded

Abeg give them free 4G lit Internet service and aallow them connect with skype from there various home.

Nothing was shocking about it. I thought they would say Buhari slapped a minister. @kantemma

The confused president.

Kai Buhary

But Buhari's 19 year old daughter spends N5 million per flight to the UK. Who is fooling who?

Maybe they just told him the change idea is not working

Mtchewwwww

Unnamed source as usual...

Believe it at your own peril... not untill any of the major news paper report this. Nonsesne!

MirabelArode:
But Buhari's 19 year old daughter spends N5 million per flight to the UK. Who is fooling who?

Ministers no dey collect salary?

Ok