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Yar'Adua Stops Purchase of Vehicles for Ministers

Written by News Hound

Thursday, 10 January 2008

President Musa Yar'Adua

The Nigerian President, Umar Musa Yar'Adua, has stopped the purhase of dedicated vehicles for ministers, special advisers and permanent secretaries. According to a press release from the office from the presidency, signed by Segun Adeniyi, Special Adviser to the President (Communications), President Yar’Adua yesterday secured a vacation by the Federal Executive Council of its earlier approval for the purchase of vehicles for the aforementioned public office holders.

The Federal Executive Council had earlier approved, at its meeting on August 15, 2007, the provision of dedicated vehicles for ministers, special advisers and permanent secretaries for the performance of their official duties.

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission subsequently advised President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua that the provision of the vehicles as approved would be in breach of the “Certain Political, Public and Judicial Officers (Salaries and Allowances etc) Act No. 6 of 2002.”

No official vehicles will now be purchased and dedicated to each minister, special adviser and permanent secretary as earlier approved.

As stipulated in the guidelines for the implementation of the Federal Government’s monetization policy, the aforementioned officials may continue to utilize pool vehicles in their respective ministries and agencies for the performance of their official duties, as the need arises.

President Yar’Adua has communicated this decision to the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and other relevant authorities.

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	:cry Why did he venture into in the first instance.

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