to the Vice President on Media & Publicity, Laolu Akande, says neither Osinbajo nor this present administration, made any budget for the construction of a new residence for him. According to Osinbajo, the old Vice Presidential house known as Aguda house, is still good for him.
He said in
time, the federal governmnt will decide what to do with the 14 buildings on the
site of the new Vice Presidential residence. Read the press statement from the
Presidency.
"For the
umpteenth time, we like to clarify 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.
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.
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.
Besides, the incumbent Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, 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.
While the
project is now about 85% 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."
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