Photo: President Buhari Rejects N400million Armoured Official Car

President Muhammadu Buhari is said to have turned down an offer by the Federal Government to procure five new armoured Mercedes Benz S-600 (V222) costing over N400m cars for his use.

It was learned Buhari got to know of the plan to purchase the 5 unit armoured car when the Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr. Nebolisa Emodi, was briefing him of his ministry’s activities on Wednesday.
Miffed by the revelation, the President was said to have told Emodi that the purchase was unnecessary and a waste of scarce resources, the source told Punch.

“I don’t need any new cars. The ones I am using now are just fine,” the source quoted the President as saying.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed that Buhari had withheld approval for the purchase of the new cars.