Proposed N250m Gatehouse Untrue—Osinbajo

February 20, 2017
Proposed N250m Gatehouse Untrue—Osinbajo

Proposed N250m Gatehouse Untrue—Osinbajo

By Dipo Olowookere

Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the Acting President, Mr Laolu Akande, has reacted to rumour that there are plans to spend N250 million on the controversial gatehouse.

Mr Akande, in a statement released on Sunday, explained that “the proposed plan of the immediate past administration to build a new official residence for the occupant of the Office of the Vice President, including the controversial gatehouse, preceded this administration.”

He said further that the project, which started in 2010, was initiated and funded by the immediate past administration, but had never featured in the two budget proposals of the Buhari administration: neither in the 2016 nor the 2017 spending plans.

The statement said that, “Any suggestion therefore that this project benefits our administration or that it reflects our spending style or preferences is not only misleading but blatantly false.”

Mr Akande pointed out that, “Besides, the incumbent Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said publicly that he considers Aguda House, which he currently occupies, a befitting official residence for the Vice President and sufficient for his needs.”

He concluded that “while the project is now about 85 percent complete, the Federal Government, in the circumstances, will decide at the appropriate time what is the best use for the 14 buildings already on the project site.”

Dipo Olowookere

Dipo Olowookere is a journalist based in Nigeria that has passion for reporting business news stories. At his leisure time, he watches football and supports 3SC of Ibadan.

Mr Olowookere can be reached via [email protected]

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