Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has made it clear that he is comfortable with the official residence he is presently occupying.
He insisted that he had no need for other official residence which incidentally, the previous government started work on.
In a statement by senior special assistant to Osinbajo on media and publicity, Laolu Akande, the acting President declared: “I have said publicly that I consider Aguda House, which I currently occupy, a befitting official residence for me and sufficient for my needs.”
The Presidency was reacting to media reports which linked the present administration of Muhammadu Buharo to building of a new official residence for the occupant of the Office of the Vice President, including the controversial gatehouse. Which the statement said “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.”
The statement confirmed that the project is now about 85 percent completed, but that “the Federal Government, in the circumstances, will decide at the appropriate time on what is the best use for the 14 buildings already on the project site.” [myad]
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