Niger Republic Denies Receiving N1.15 Worth Of Vehicles From Buhari’s Government » Naijaloaded

August 17, 2022 Stan

The President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, has denied receiving N1.15 billion vehicle gift from President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Nigerien President’s claim contradicted Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed’s statement concerning the alleged gift to Niger Republic.

Recall, that the Federal Government had on Wednesday August 3, 2022, confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime disbursed N1.4 billion to Niger Republic for the purchase of vehicles for security purposes.

The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed who gave the confirmation, explained that providing intervention to the neighboring Niger Republic is not new and it is the prerogative of President Muhammadu Buhari to approved such purchase.

However, report has revealed that the Nigerien Minister of Defence, Alkassoum Indatou, rebutted President Buhari’s claim, saying that it was only Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle that gifted the Maradi region 5 Hilux Vans, which four of the vehicles have already been received by Nigerien government.

Indatou who spoke on behalf of his country’s President, insisted that the claim by the Federal Government of Nigeria is untrue despite the efforts of its troop to protect Nigerians from terror attacks from Boko Haram and Al-shabab militants.

The Defence Minister of Niger reiterated that it was only Governor Matawalle who gave the Maradi region Hilux vans, not the Buhari regime as claimed by Nigeria’s Finance Minister.

A translation of the French statement of a top Nigerien official privy to the issues said:

“It is only the State of Zamfara which has given five vehicles to the Maradi region, four of which have already been received, it is not the federal government as the Minister of Finance of Nigeria Zainab Ahmed declared,” said a translation of the French statement of a top Nigerien official privy to the issues.”

Buhari’s administration had claimed to have contracted Kaura Motors Nigeria Limited, with Fidelity Bank’s account number 4010638472, to purchase 10 Toyota Land Cruiser Jeeps for Niger Republic for N1.15billion.

However, an independent journalist, David Hundeyin had posted the photo of a budget office document showing the payment of N1.15 billion, questioning why the government made the payment.

He asked President Buhari to explain why “scarce” public sector resources were being expended on Niger Republic without it appearing “on official Budget Office documentation.”

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