Presidency To Spend N114m, Not N1.7b, On Feeding In 2016 – Document

Contrary to reports in some quarters that the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal
Government earmarked the sum of N1.7 billion for
feeding in the Presidential Villa, a copy of the relevant
section of the 2016 Appropriation Bill obtained by
The Herald showed that only about N114.97 million
was earmarked.
Recall that rumour had pervaded the media space,
especially the social media, that Buhari planned to
surpass the amount spent by the Goodluck
Jonathan's administration as many as four times.
A comparative analysis of the last administration's
total expenditure on "feeding" which included items
like Food Stuff / Catering Materials Supplies, Cooking
Gas/Fuel Cost, Refreshment & Meals, and Purchase
Of canteen / Kitchen Equipment, in the last two years
showed it allocated more funds than the new
administration.
While the 2014 figure showed N542.86 million and
the 2015 N526.17 million under former President
Jonathan, the 2016 under Buhari is slightly lower, at
N445.49 million.