President Buhari turns down a proposal to buy N400m cars

President Muhammadu Buhari has turned down a proposal to buy new cars for his use. He will stick to the vehicles he inherited from former President Goodluck Jonathan.

According to The Nations, The proposal from the Aso Rock bureaucracy is for Buhari to approve the purchase of five customised armoured Mercedes Benz S-600 (V222) cars at about N400 million. It was learnt that President Buhari rejected the proposal on Wednesday when he received briefings from the Permanent Secretary (State House), Mr. Nebolisa Emodi.

The President has been receiving briefings from permanent secretaries since the beginning of the week on the activities of the ministries.

He directed that the proposal, which was first made to ex-President Jonathan, be dropped.