How Buhari approved N1.4 billion to buy vehicles for Niger Republic – Investigation

An Investigative Journalist, David Hundeyin has revealed a memo showing that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the sum of N1.4 billion for the purchase of vehicles for Niger Republic.

According to the documents published by the journalist, the Nigerian president, through the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, approved N1,145,000,000 for the purchase of 10 Toyota Land Cruiser V8 vehicles, for government officials in the Republic of Niger.

The documents also revealed that the contract was awarded to one Messrs Kaura Motors Nigeria Limited and approved by President Buhari on February 25, 2022.

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

I went ahead to confirm the account details provided in the document and sure enough it checks out.

Why is @MBuhari‘s government purchasing vehicles for a foreign government? Is this an extension of the same nonsensical decision-making that saw it prioritise a railway to Maradi? pic.twitter.com/kQJORSSHRx

— David Hundeyin (@DavidHundeyin) August 2, 2022