Tinubu didn’t request for Presidential Yacht – Media aide… 

Temitope Ajayi, the senior special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, has debunked rumour that the president asked for a presidential yacht.

Details of the N2.1 trillion supplementary budget Tinubu submitted to the National Assembly have sparked reactions from Nigerians on social media with some calling into question some of the provisions in the budget.

According to the details of the budget, N5.09 billion was allocated for a ‘presidential’ yacht, N2.9 billion for sport utility vehicles for the Presidential Villa, and another N2.9 billion for the replacement of operational vehicles for the presidency.

The yacht was listed under the Nigerian Navy’s proposed capital expenditure of N42.3 billion.

Reacting to the criticisms that have followed the release of the budget details, Ajayi revealed that the president doesn’t need a yacht to perform the functions of his office.