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The Office of the Vice President has denied media reports that the proposed N250million gate house for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s official residence was captured in the 2017 budget.
The Senior Special Assistant on media to the Vice President, Laolu Akande revealed this in a statement on Monday.
Akande maintained that the N250m gate house for the occupant of the Office of the Vice President was initiated by the immediate past administration as far back as 2010.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC Dino Melaye had blown the whistle of the outrageous amount for the gatehouse and had called for immediate review of the proposal.
However, Akande clarified that the proposed plan of the Jonathan administration to build a new official residence for the occupant of the Office of the Vice President, including the controversial gatehouse 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. “Besides, the incumbent Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said publicly that he considers Aguda House, which he currently occupies, a befitting official residence for the Vice President and sufficient for his needs.
“While the project is now about 85% complete, the Federal Government, in the circumstances, will decide at the appropriate time what is the best use for the 14 buildings already on the project site.”