₦airaland Forum

President Muhammadu Buhari has turned down an offer by the Federal Government to procure five new armoured Mercedes Benz S-600 (V222) cars for his use.

The cars which total cost is put at about N400m were planned to be purchased by the State House.

A Presidency source told journalists on Thursday that Buhari got to know of the plan when the Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr. Nebolisa Emodi, was briefing him of his ministry’s activities on Wednesday.

Miffed by the revelation, the President was said to have told Emodi that the purchase was unnecessary.

Describing it as a waste of scarce resources, the source said Buhari told the permanent secretary that the cars he inherited from former President Goodluck Jonathan were good enough for him.

“I don’t need any new cars. The ones I am using now are just fine,” the source quoted the President as saying.

The top government officials, however, said Buhari welcomed other initiatives presented by the permanent secretary to reduce the operating costs of the State House and strengthen its Finance and Accounts Internal Control Mechanisms.

He however directed that more efforts be made henceforth to capture all State House expenses within the approved national budget.

This, he said, was to avoid the frequent recourse by past administrations to “Presidential intervention funds.”

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed to our correspondent that Buhari had withheld approval for the purchase of the new cars.

Shehu said the President would continue to use the cars left behind by Jonathan in keeping with his commitment to prudent management of national resources.

Our correspondent learnt that the proposal to procure the new cars was first made to Jonathan before he left office.

The former President was however said to have directed that it be represented to Buhari for approval on his assumption of office since the cars could only be delivered some months after the May 29 handover date.

Baba is not corrupt, he is not like oga jona

cutting cost..efficiency is what we need now...

Now this is a president for the pple, and not for himself.

Who else wakes up in the morning and checks their Facebook like its the morning paper?

dose people dat combine to be address as federal government na bastard dem. #400 wetin? thank God sey buhari no be lyk oga jonah d rest for be story now. dat is how u knw people wey come frm poor n rich home. na person wey come frm poor home go dey use more dan 1billion chop for a year na him go dey procure new cars when no be sey d old ones no dey work again.Yet dis panama head na some people's hero .... SMH

That good, we are in the world of Change.

Good move..
Lets here what other chumps with absurd minds will put down.

That's a thinking president..president of the people..the incorruptible president Nigeria ever had.

God bless PMB.

Sai baba.

Haters....hang

Wailers....stop wailing!

Buhari at it again , he will rule well if only those thieves that calls themselves party members can give way for him

midolian:
Now this is a president for the pple, and not for himself.

Bros Muhammadu Buhari is not Stella Oduah you know.

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joseph1832:
Bros Muhammadu Buhari is not Stella Oduah you know.