While Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has budgeted N13million for telephone calls and N500,000 for hosting guests at the government house, his d
While Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has budgeted N13million for telephone calls and N500,000 for hosting guests at the government house, his deputy governor, Agbola Ajayi, has N5 million budgeted for telephone calls while N2 million was set aside for telephone calls in the office of the senior special assistants to the governor. This was contained in the 2019 budget passed by the Ondo house of assembly in January.
In addition, N1.066 billion was provided for gift items during festivals and children’s party as well as hosting of state guests during special events in the office of the governor. The amount also covers donations to unspecified beneficiaries. But the deputy governor’s office got N50 million earmarked for donations, N336 million to cater for gift items during festivities and children parties and N230 million for donations.
The governor’s office also has N107 million on local travel and transport; N2 million on electricity and N25 million for office stationery and computer consumables. Also to be spent is N13 million for printing of security documents, N53 million for maintenance of motor vehicle and transport equipment, N12 million for maintenance of office furniture, N19 million for local training, N150 million for refreshment and meals and N26 million for welfare package.
When he presented the bill to the lawmakers in December, Akeredolu had said the main objective of the budget was to advance the state to the “next level” through completion of ongoing projects.
