The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has clarified the issue bordering on the controversial Presidential yacht said to be worth about N5 billion.

Ndume made this clarification while speaking on the review of the supplementary budget on Arise Television’s Morning show on Friday.

The All Progressives Congress Senator representing Borno South said the presidential yacht had been signed and delivered but not paid for before the public outcry, adding that the Senate has since added the required payment fee to the student loan budget.

Ndume said, “We queried the amount budgeted for the yacht, but it was signed for a dollar rate, and the new rate isn’t favourable. The budget was predicated for about N435, and now it is over N800.

“The Navy also clarified that it is not a new budget. And even the House of Representatives moved the budget to the Student loan. The deal for the yacht has been agreed, signed, and delivered but not paid for.”

Speaking on the N160m for Land Cruiser SUV for each lawmaker in the National Assembly, the Chief Whip stressed that it is not a new thing for government workers to be buying vehicles for official duties.

He maintained that the price of the vehicles was also affected by the volatility of the naira to dollar rate, adding that the vehicles are needed for the lawmakers.

“The reason why we did not choose Nigerian-made cars is because they don’t manufacture their vehicles, but they assemble them.

“I prefer Nigerian-made products, but the Nigerian car companies are only buying the vehicle parts and assembling them here.

He maintained that the reason for the SUVs is because most Nigerian roads are not motorable, adding that these vehicles are the only ones that could help them carry out their oversight functions.

Recall that The PUNCH had earlier reported that Nigerians condemned a part of the expenditures proposed in the 2023 supplementary budget the President submitted to the National Assembly for approval, including a proposal to spend N5.095 billion on a presidential yacht.

Reacting, the Presidency said the item named ‘Presidential Yacht’ as found in the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill is not for President Bola Tinubu’s personal use.

This was, as it said, the naval boat bears such classification “because of the high-level security features.”

“What was named as a presidential yacht in the budget is an operational Naval boat with specialised security gadgets suitable for high profile operational inspection and not for the use of the President,” Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, explained in a statement on Thursday evening.

Source: https://punchng.com/presidential-yacht-delivered-before-public-outcry-says-ndume/

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Lukepeter:

Nothing witty about your dumbass.

Sto'playing...hating for no reason is an unproductive lifestyle...anyways if it's out of frustration know you'll be better it's just a phase keep your head high.

Lukepeter:

I hate you for a reason, your handle is wittywriter, and I have never read anything witty from you. Isn't that enough reason to hate on your dumbass?

I'll suggest you try direct your hatred to the things you've yet achieved with such energy instead of going the gutter way.

FLYFIRE:

These same agbado supporters are the type that opens fake female monikers same day & make over 20 posts of how they have not eaten & are 'drinking garri' with their children & crying for help. Unfortunately, they spoil 'ground' for those who genuinely need the help

You have a point but you can always verify b4 lending help to those deservedly needing help.

Herma phrodite2:


Abeg it is ok
We are tired of seeing the same comment

@bolded justified your moniker...humanoid.




Wittyness.

4+4= Let's Go President Tinubu.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

It will never be well with tinubu and its sentimental and tribalistic supporters

You see that picture below. That is one Muhammad deedee
The likes of this Muhammad are too many in Nigeria reason Nigeria will never progress
He condemned Jonathan instead of him to use that same energy to condemned tinubu
He is now saying tinubu is not a magician
Wether we like it or not there two set of people in Nigeria The masses and the politicians. The politicians have united against the masses but the masses can not unite against the politicians


Untill we reduce the numbers of the likes of Muhammad deedee we will continue to suffer and can't unite against our politicians

With the likes of Muhammad DeeDee the nation can't unite to protest against any president from the three major tribe
Reason why endsars protest the north did not participate because it was seen as fight against their son buhari
Same thing is happening now despite the suffering no body is protesting because it will be seen as a fight against their son tinubu

This nation is doomed

Ebola Tulumbu is on retirement

Wailers o ya ooo food don set

Nigeria

So it was purchased without budget?
I thought it was removed by the House of Representatives.

It is well

You go explain tire because no evidence..

wittywriter:
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Wittyness.

Nothing witty about your dumbass.

These are the people who will bring down Nigeria,

Not even BOKO HARAM or IPOB.

this people have really finish this country...this apc government is chai am short of words

Take time to read what the chief whip said here and you will know that Nigeria is totally finished








I thouqht they said BAT has money and that he is not coming for our treasury . We have a lot of stupid people in this country....

Tinubu is the definition of uselessness and cluelessness put together

Nigeria my country.

No be me, Nigeria matter go give high blood pressure as the Presidency is free to have an all white party on the yacht while they dance to Oh oh oh oh, My G sho lowo, sho lowo tole spend on your own...

Otilo!

All the same crook...

Nothing wrong with a president having a yacht.
Owambe en cruise is everything.

Ok so that means it's actually for the president. So person who pointed out this exorbitant expenses was actually right. You see by the time we all unit and fight the government that is when start enjoying this country. Even those defending to government has no single benefit

Chai

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So,, can we see it?
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Did I hear this Idiot say Nigeria roads are not motorable?

So who will buy cars or even bicycles for the hapless citizens who ply those bad roads daily.

The bad roads are an indictment on the government that they have failed in their primary responsibilities: insecurity everywhere, no good roads, no water, epileptic electricity, unemployment, high inflation rate, substandard hospitals, dilapidated schools. What does an ordinary man on the street even gain from the government?

Another looser crying. Una neva see anything yet.......