The Presidency on Thursday revealed the State House consumed 123 trailers of diesels (about 4 million litres) in the year 2016.
The Permanent Secretary of State House, Jalal Arabi , who justified the diesel consumption of the Presidential Villa during budget defence at the National Assembly, put the total cost of diesel in 2016 at N900 million.
Arabi said: “The services under this heading are very wide and vary.
“For instance, in 2016 alone, our analysis indicated a consumption of about 123 trailers – about four million liters) of diesel – in the State House Power House alone and which falls under this arrangement.
“This gives a conservative estimate of almost N900 million on diesel consumption alone.
“This would rise higher in 2017 unless drastic measures are taken to lower the price of diesel and improve power supply in 2017.
“Another major contributing factor to the rising cost is the undetermined nature of unscheduled works that come at the instance of our principals.
“The facilities covered under this maintenance arrangement include but not limited to maintenance of electrical/mechanical installations, buildings and civil infrastructures in President/VP residences and offices, President/VP safe houses, Banquet Hall, Council Chambers, State House Conference Center, Villa Administrative Block, Presidential and Ministerial Chalets as well as airport lounges.
“It goes beyond mere facility management.”
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