New leaks: President Buhari approves over N1bn cars for Niger Republic

President Buhari approves N1.1billion to purchase 10 Toyota Land Cruisers V8 for the Government of Niger Republic.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the purchase of 10 Toyota Land Cruisers V8 vehicles for the government of Niger Republic.

This was made known from a leaked document from the Budget Office showing the release of the N1.145 billion funds to the office of the Accountant General of the Federal. The funds were to be made to Kaura Motors Nigeria Limited the supplier of the 10 Toyota Land Cruisers V8 vehicles to the Nigerien Government via its Fidelity Bank Account.

I'm going to put this on Twitter because @WestAfricaWeek is a long-read platform that doesn't do breaking news, and this needs to be out there.

I've got hold of a budget office document showing @MBuhari approving N1.4 billion to buy vehicles for the government of Niger Republic. pic.twitter.com/GDVx50cOJ0

— David Hundeyin (@DavidHundeyin) August 2, 2022

Twitter users said it is not clear to Nigerians why the Buhari administration will spend N1.145 billion to purchase vehicles for a foreign government from its official budget as capital supplementation at a time when the Nigeria economy is in crisis with hyperinflation and continual falling of the Naira .

https://twitter.com/Biz_Solutioneer/status/1554597271039344640