PMB Rejects Proposal To Buy N400m Armoured Cars

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected a proposal to buy five new armoured Mercedes S-600 (V222) cars at a cost of about N400m. The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Mr. Nebolisa Emodi at a briefing on Wednesday told the president about the proposal.
The President said there was no point changing the cars since the ones he met were still in good shape.

According to him, he said at the briefing that the cars he is using now are just fine. President Buhari welcomed other initiatives presented by the Permanent Secretary to reduce the operating costs of the State House and strengthen its Finance and Accounts Internal Control Mechanisms.
He urged that greater effort be made henceforth to capture all State House expenses within the approved national budget, to prevent the frequent recourse by past administrations to “Presidential intervention funds.”
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu confirmed that in keeping with his commitment to prudence management of national resources, Buhari would continue to use the cars left behind by Jonathan and has withheld approval for their replacement.
The former President directed that the proposed cars be represented to Buhari for approval on his assumption of office since the cars could only be delivered some months after the May 29 handover date.