Nigeria’s Head of States, President Muhammed Buhari has reportedly rejected the offer by the Federal Government to acquire 5 new armoured Mercedes Benz S-600 (V222) cars for his presidential use. The State House planned to purchase the cars which is worth N400m .
A source from the presidency told journalists on Thursday that they found out about the plan during a briefing by Permanent Secretary of the State House, Mr. Nebolisa Emodi, of the Ministry of activities on Wednesday.
Furious President Buhari 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,” He said
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, also confirmed that Buhari had withheld approval for the purchase of the new cars.
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