Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja
The Ministry of Budget and National Planning on Monday said there was no provision of N250m in the 2017 budget for the construction of a gatehouse for the quarters of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
In a statement issued by the Media Adviser to the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr. Akpandem James, the minister said that talks about the N250m proposal were misleading and should be disregarded.
The statement read in part, “The attention of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning has been drawn to a series of misleading information circulating and being given prominence in the media, regarding some purported provisions in the 2017 budget proposals.
“This development has been going on for some time now, the latest being the false statement to the effect that a provision of N250m has been made for the construction of a gatehouse in the Vice-President’s quarters. That information is completely false.
“There was no such provision even in the 2016 budget of the Federal Government nor is there any such provision in the 2017 draft budget currently being deliberated upon by the National Assembly.
“Members of the public are, therefore, encouraged to check these details before repeating the allegations, which may be completely false.
“In view of the persistence of these allegations, the statement said the Director General of the Budget Office, Mr. Ben Akabueze, would address journalists on Thursday to give further corrections and explanations regarding the provisions of the 2017 budget.”
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