Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has defended the inclusion of a Presidential Yacht in the 2023 supplementary budget, stressing that it was not intended for President Bola Tinubu’s personal use and comfort.
Bagudu who was reacting to the controversy being generated with the inclusion of the yacht in the budget, said it is ridiculous for anyone to suggest it was smuggled into the supplementary budget for Tinubu’s personal use.
Bagudu who addressed the issue on Friday while speaking with State House Correspondents on the sidelines of a three-day retreat for Ministers, presidential aides, Permanent Secretaries and top government functionaries at the State House Conference Center, Abuja, said “personal comfort” does not matter to the president.
