N1billion has been earmarked for the clinic within Aso Rock, out of the N11.5bn allocated to the seat of power in the 2018 budget.
The Aso Rock Medical Centre was allocated the sum of N331.7m in the 2017 budget, which is N668.2m lesser than that of this year.
This is different from the N36.8 million meant for “drugs and medical supplies” for the state house, the N1 billion covers a sum of N208.3 million meant for the same purpose.
There is also a separate N51.8 million budgeted as “medical expenses” for the seat of power, and another N15.8 million allocated for “digital medical references”.
Last year, TheCable found out that the state house clinic not used by the president who seeks medical attention abroad – did not have the commonest of medications, paracetamol, syringe, cotton wool among others.
The sum of N907.1 million was budgeted for the purchase of new vehicles for Aso Rock while N165 million would be used for the maintenance of existing ones. In 2017, N100.8 million was used for purchase of new vehicles while N188 million was budgeted for maintenance of available ones.
A total of N28 million was budgeted for the state house ranch as well as for “wildlife conservation capture”, while the garden, “routine floral arrangement” and upgrade of helipad grassfield got N24 million.
