Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr.
Babachir David Lawal has disclosed that former presidents
will get their outstanding allowances in 2017.
He told the Senate on Monday that the payments were
captured in the 2017 budget.
Lawal spoke when he appeared before the Senate Committee
on Federal Character to defend the budget of his office.
Vice Chairman of the Committee, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi
had asked the SGF to respond to the non-payment of former
presidents’ allowances.
Hunkuyi, who represents Kaduna North lawmaker said a
situation where former leaders were being owed was
unacceptable.
The SGF responded that funds “for the former presidents’
allowances were sufficiently covered in the 2017 budget.”
He
said they will also get new cars during the year as part of their
entitlements, adding that N400 million was proposed for
purchase of the vehicles.
Lawal did not disclose the total amount of the outstanding
allowances, but revealed that the funds were part of the
N9.88 billion proposed by the Office of the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation in the 2017 budget.
