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President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to request a refund of the N1.4 billion provided to the Niger Republic for the purchase of government vehicles.
The demand was posted by SERAP on its official Twitter account.
Recall that, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the president, was roundly criticized for approving N1, 145,000,000 for the purchase and supply of 10 Toyota Land Cruiser cars to the Niger Republic on Wednesday.
Investigative journalist David Hundeyin made the finding when he tweeted that he had got a document from the Nigerian Budget Office that revealed the President had given his approval for the purchase of the cars for the neighboring country.
Hundeyin also included a picture of the necessary paperwork to back his claim that the President authorized the transfer of cash to the company Kaura Motors Nigeria Limited on February 28, 2022.
Reacting to this, SERAP tweeted,
“The Buhari administration must immediately ask Niger Republic authorities to refund the N1.4 billion approved for them to buy vehicles, and use the money to offset the funding for ASUU, so those poor children can go back to school”.
