THE PRESIDENCY has planned to spend the sum of N4.6 billion on travels, computers and vehicles in 2020, detail of the proposed budget reveals.

The breakdown of the State House budget shows that President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo will spend N3.32 billion on foreign and local trips, tagged Travel and Transport (General) under the State House (President) and State House (Vice-President). For the President, N775.6 million will be expended on local travel and transport, while N1.75 billion will be spent on international travel and transport, totalling N2.5 billion to be spent by the president only.

Under the office of the Vice President, N283.9 million was earmarked for local transport and travel, while N517 million is planned to be spent on international travel and transport- a total of N801 million to be spent on local and foreign trips by the vice president.

The N3.32 billion for travels by the president and his vice is different from the N182 million allocation on travels (both local and international) for the State House headquarters.

In the 2019 Budget, a total of N1.3bn was allocated for the foreign and local trips of the president and the vice-president. While N1bn was allocated to the president, N301.03m was allocated to the vice-president.

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