I Will Stick To Cars Inherited From Jonathan- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has turned down a proposal to buy new cars for his use saying that he will stick to the vehicles he inherited from former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The proposal from the Aso Rock bureaucracy is for Buhari to approve the purchase of five customised armoured Mercedes Benz S-600 (V222) cars at about N400 million.

It was discovered that President Buhari rejected the proposal on Wednesday when he received briefings from the Permanent Secretary (State House), Mr. Nebolisa Emodi.

The President has been receiving briefings from permanent secretaries since the beginning of the week on the activities of the ministries.

President Buhari directed that the proposal, which was first made to ex-President Jonathan, be dropped.

Former President Jonathan had advised that the plan be left for President Buhari to approve since it was made in the twilight of his administration and the cars would be due for delivery till after he might have left the office.

President Buhari, according to sources, told the permanent secretary that the cars he inherited from the Jonathan administration were good enough for him.

He, however, approved the plan of the Permanent Secretary to reduce the operating costs of the State House and strengthen its Finance and Accounts Internal Control Mechanisms.

The President told him to capture all State House expenses within the approved budget, to avoid the frequent recourse to “Presidential intervention funds,” as it was rampant in the last administration.