Ogun Gov To Spend ₦2.4 Billion On Purchase Of SUVs For Lawmakers, Another ₦19 Billion For ‘Contingencies'

Gov Dapo Abiodun

Gov Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has been alleged to have approved the sum of ₦2.4 billion to purchase 25 Toyota sports utility vehicles for members of the state House of Assembly.

This was contained in a copy of the state’s 2024 approved budget seen by SaharaReporters.

The governor had on December 30, 2023, assented to the 2024 Appropriation Bill of ₦703 billion.

Christened “Budget of Sustained Growth and Development”, the governor claimed the figure was made up of ₦415.66 billion capital expenditure and ₦287.37 billion recurrent expenditure.

In that breakdown of the budget ₦2,177,700,000.00 was approved for the procurement of “25 NO OF TOYOTA PRADO VX, AUTO, LEATHER SEAT, HIGH GRADE” under the state House of Assembly.

Also ₦161,772,000.00 was earmarked for the procurement of one Toyota LC3003.5L, twin turbo for the House speaker.

The budget also revealed that ₦143,106,000.00 was meant for the purchase of one Toyota LC300GX, 4.0L under the state assembly.

Under the “Office of the Governor”, a total amount of ₦18,971,887,528.84 was earmarked for provision of contingencies to address unforeseen circumstances.

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