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The sum of N94.5 million has been earmarked for the purchase of bullet-proof tyres for President Muhammadu Buhari and other top officials in the 2017. The car tyres for top officials including Buhari will N94.5 million in 2017 This was revealed by Jalal Arabi, the permanent secretary of the State House in Abuja. The government is also to spend the sum of N100.8 million on canteen and kitchen equipment. The Nation reports that a breakdown of the State House 2017 budget presented by Arabi to the Senate committee on federal character and inter-governmental affairs. Arabi explained to the committee that the sum of N94.5 million is proposed for 2017 adding that some of the tyres being purchased are actually treated. “This amount is principally the un-released appropriation for 2016 which was the unpaid balance in 2015 for contracts awarded and executed. “The sum of N80.2million appropriated in 2016 has up to this moment not been released hence its roll over and inclusion in 2017,” he...

The president’s extended vacation in the UK has caused a stir in the country with many speculating about his state of health. READ ALSO: Buhari is healthy and there is no power vacuum - Saraki The Senate president, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara were the latest people to visit the resident in UK although many have urged him to speak with Nigerians to dispel rumour about his state of health. Adesina who appeared on a show on TVC on Thursday, February 16 said the president has a right to his vacation and there was no need to intrude. On the issue of the president’s health, he said: “It is a matter of opinion and that those who say are welcome to their opinion as there are some people who don’t want to believe the word of other people and no matter what you say or do you have not done it well hence you leave them to their opinion.” READ ALSO: Deputy Speaker Lasun to join Saraki, Dogara in London for Buhari's visit “If Buhari will speak to Nigerians it ...