Definite clarification has finally been made regarding, especially a presidential yacht and other line items in the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation presented to the National Assembly.
The Special Adviser President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the elucidations in a statement on Thursday. He made it very clear that the Presidential Yacht in the supplementary budget is an Operational Naval boat with specialized security gadgets suitable for high profile operational inspection and not for the use of the President.
Onanuga emphasized in the statement that the so called presidential yacht is merely a nomenclature simply due to the high level of its security features.
According to Onanuga: “The Naval boat was ordered by the navy under the previous administration.
“President Tinubu has consistently said that government is a continuum as he inherited both assets and liabilities of past administrations.
“The payment request for the boat was part of the committed obligation submitted by the office of the Chief of Naval Staff to the Ministry of Defence.
“The total of the submitted requests was in excess of N200 billion out which N62 billion was approved by the President,” he said.
The Presidential media tactician added that President Tinubu is focused on securing the country and territorial waters, adding that the Federal Government, under his leadership “is investing more resources to enhance greater economic output from our oil and gas, marine and blue economy.
“In President Tinubu, we have a leader who understands the economic challenges being faced by the masses. His administration is working very hard to confront and surmount those challenges.
“Nigerians will soon get the benefits of the ongoing reforms that will certainly lead to a buoyant and improved quality of life for all citizens,” he said.
