Tag: Presidential villa
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Photo: Ministry of Transportation briefs Presidency
L-R: VICE PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO; EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, NIGERIAN SHIPPERS COUNCIL, MR HASSAN BELLO AND DIRECTOR, LEGAL SERVICES, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MRS UCHE OKORO, AFTER BRIEFING PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND ITS AGENCIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA IN ABUJA ON MONDAY -
Photo: Inspection of guards in Abuja
AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM TO NIGERIA, MR STEPHANE De LOECKERAS, INSPECTING GUARD OF HONOR DURING PRESENTATION OF HIS LETTER OF CREDEENCE TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA IN ABUJA ON THURSDAY 
DESIGNATE OF POLAND TO NIGERIA, MR ANDRZEJ DYCHA, INSPECTING GUARD OF HONOUR AT THE PRESENTATION OF HIS LETTER OFCREDEENCE TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA IN ABUJA ON THURSDAY -
Photo : Ministry of Environment meets with Buhari
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI (5TH L); HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION, MR DANLADI KIFASI (5TH-R); PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, MRS NENE FATIMA MEDE (4TH L) AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY AFTER THEIR MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BUHARI AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA IN ABUJA ON TUESDAY. 
PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, MRS NENE FATIMA MEDE, BRIEFING STATE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS AFTER A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA IN ABUJA ON TUESDAY. -
Update: Jonathan changed Nigeria’s political history – Buhari
The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan has changed the course of Nigeria’s political history for good.
He made the remark after President Jonathan handed over executive summary of the handover notes and a copy of the National Conference report to him.
The ceremony was held at the Presidential Villa after Buhari and the Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, were conducted round some offices and facilities at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari maintained that Jonathan’s singular act of conceding defeat has not only earned the respect of Nigerians but also of world leaders.
He said: “Until I read and digest this notes from the President, I don’t think I will be in a position to make any strong contribution.
“But what I will say is since the telephone call you made, you have changed the course of Nigeria’s political history. For that you have earned yourself a place in our history, for stabilising this system of multi party democracy and you have earned the respect of not only Nigerians but world leaders.
“All the leaders that spoke to me and congratulated us for arriving at the point we arrived, mentioned this and I could understand, a lot of relief in their voices that Nigeria has made it after all and this is largely owed to a situation.
“If you had wanted to make things difficult, you could have made things difficult and that would have been at the expense of lives of poor Nigerians, but you chose the part of honour and may God help all of us. Thank you very much your Excellency.”
Part of President-elect’s entourage to the seat of power include the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Oyegun, members of the two parties’ transition committees, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Muhammed.
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Buhari to inherit N8.1b Presidential Villa debts
Sambo Committee to submit report today
When President-elect Muhammau Buhari moves into the State House after the May 29 handover, he will be confronted with N8.185,575,211.50 debts.
President Goodluck Jonathan will on May 28 conduct Buhari round the Villa – the seat of power in Abuja where facilities are said to be ageing.
About N3,647,793, 305.76 is needed to fix the infrastructure at the Villa.
These highlights are contained in a report submitted to the Federal Government Transition Committee, which is headed by Vice President Namadi Sambo.
The committee is expected to submit its report today to the Ahmed Joda-led APC Transition Committee.
The liabilities include contracts/service providers (N1,234,913,628.92), staff claims (N1,238,876,080.16), local contracts commitments and liabilities, including Julius Berger Nigeria (N6, 946,699, 131.34).
The report said: “The President had on December 3 last year approved the release of N3,394,168,460.95 for the payment of recurrent/overhead debts and capital debts due to other contractors, consultants and service providers. This is yet to be released by the Federal Ministry of Finance, it said.
President Jonathan, according to the report, on April 15 directed the Coordinating Minister for the Economy/Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to look into the State House appeal for the release of at least N4billion to make part-payments out of the total outstanding debts of N8,185,575,2111.50 “to sustain the existing mutual and cordial relationships with the owed firms. This is still being awaited”.
The report said the N8.1b liabilities are outside the expenses on the renovation of the Defence House, the main residence/ president’s office, Aguda House/ Vice President’s office and other guest houses under the transition programme.
“The bills for these transition programme works are yet to be received and will be additional to the 2015 annual Service Level Agreement for the State House Facilities with an annual average commitment of N3,531,793,631.77 certified for 2014,” the report added.
Facilities at the State House have started aging and the budgetary provision increasingly becoming inadequate.
The report said: “The primary challenge facing the State House has been the inadequacy of successive budgetary appropriations. The State House annual appropriations do not match its actual activities, thereby leading to regular recourse to additional funding from Intervention Fund from the Federal Ministry of Finance.
“About 283 of the temporary staff not found eligible for regularisation were with the approval of His Excellency, the President given contract. appointments renewable annually based on performance and fitness.
“ However, payment of their salaries(an average of N8million per month) is from State House overheads provision, which remains a huge challenge to State House.
“The existing infrastructure for mechanical, electrical and associated components have aged and are performing well beyond their design lives.
“The proposal for their replacement/ upgrade has been reviewed and certified by the Bureau of Public Procurement in the total sum of N3,647,793, 305.76. However due to paucity of funds, phased implementation is being adopted for the most vital and critical works, starting with Phase I in the sum of N693, 119,509.55
“Inadequate office space to accommodate staff of the State House and inadequate operational vehicles for the efficient discharge of the activities of the various departments and units of the State House, including shuttle buses within the State House Complex and between the State House and the State House Medical Centre.”
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Voting delayed at Presidential Villa
Late arrival of electoral materials and officials at the two polling units in the Presidential Villa on Saturday delayed accreditation of voters for the election. The materials, which arrived 10:15 am met a crowd of people who had been waiting before 8: am.
The units had two queues each, one for the male and one for females but preference was given to the aged, pregnant and disabled voters. Some of them who envisaged delay came with food packs, snacks and different types of drinks. Vendors had a field day selling their products.
The two presiding officers at the Presidential Villa/ Police Commission polling unit, while confirming the hitches said: “The challenges we are experiencing is from both sides, both INEC and the electorates have their fault.
On the part of INEC, materials arrived two hours behind schedule and on the part of electorates, most of the electorates were turned down because they had issues with their palms despite the fact that their names appeared on the registered list.”
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PHOTOS: Federal Executive Council Meeting
L-R Minister of State, FCT Olajumoke Akinjide, Minister of State, Education, Nyelson Wike and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, at the Federal Executive Council Meeting at Presidential Villa in Abuja 
L-R Minister of Health, Prof. Chukwu Oyebuchi, Minister of State, FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed and Minister of State, Education, Nyelson Wike at the Federal Executive Council Meeting at Presidential Villa in Abuja 
L-R Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri Minister of Health, Prof. Chukwu Oyebuchi, FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed and Minister of State, Education, Nyelson Wike at the Federal Executive Council Meeting at Presidential Villa in Abuja 
Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, Minister of Agriculture Adesina Akinwumi and Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Taminu Turaki at the Federal Executive Council Meeting at Presidential Villa in Abuja 
L-R Minister of Special Duties Alhaji Taminu Turaki, Minister of Health, Prof. Chukwu Oyebuchi, Minister of State, FCT Olajumoke Akinjide at the Federal Executive Council Meeting at Presidential Villa in Abuja
