According to Punch,The Presidency will next year spend N34.5m on two wild animals for the State House Zoo and car trackers for presidential ground fleet as well as utility vehicles.
Out of the sum, N14.5m was set aside in the 2014 budget as the cost of the two animals whose names were not given and N20m for the trackers.
Extra N2m is expected to be expended on two fleet tracking base stations.
These are contained in the details of the Appropriation bill presented by President Goodluck Jonathan through the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to the National Assembly last week.
Also contained in the plan is the sum of N50m for the improvement of electrical installations inside the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Apart from the amount earmarked for the animals, N8m is budgeted for the upgrading and maintenance of the State House zoo. The renovation of the horses’ stables/paddock for the zoo will gulp N15m.
About N5m will also be spent on the purchase of wildlife capture equipment
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*Is this why they were rude to Ngozi ?
Animals?awww how sweet and nice of them to think of adopting at this point in time.
This is no news....What kinda animal will gulp this crazy sum....Just two animals....I guess they want Baboon and Hyena.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm,
DeleteGEJ fear God!
Give this money to the poor.
We are not whites and we don't do that animal protection shit!
MAKE ALL OF UNA DEY HERE DEY SPEAK ENGLISH, STELLA PLS WHEN ARE THEY RECRUITING ANIMALS? HOW CAN I APPLY? AM A PROFESSIONAL MONKEY WITH MSC. AND MANNERS, pls send the details on how to apply to my email address makethemsmile2003@yahoo.com God bless..............T
DeleteAnon 9.47,u b clown sha!
DeleteU made me laff lyk i inhaled lafing gas!
Hapi xmas
Hi
ReplyDeleteLemme nt look 4 dis comment ยบ°˚!
So na you wan replace Galore now...enyaaa, urs is so dry. As dry as a lip cracked by harmattan.
DeleteStop bn a pussy, copycat
DeleteAnimals ke...nawaooo
ReplyDeleteHehehehe!
ReplyDeleteJonathan just woke up and remembered he is a ZOOLOGIST. Hehehe!
Am feeling good dis morning and so I wld skip, d exact words som1 I admire so much, uses to qualify jonathan.
In My Mama voiz
Gen-A-tan, oni imu pupa (black face, fair nose)
Na now ur morning dey dawn?
Good Morning Mr. Zoologist.
Jonathan the AnimaL!!!!.....and ma'Dame.........she belong in the Zoo!
DeleteObasanjo did worst things than this. I think people should learn to put a sock on it already.
ReplyDeleteTony, Thank u.
DeleteBecause Obasanjo did worst things it is the right thing?
DeleteU are fool. What's our biz with Obasanjo? This heartless man is the present president, and there are proofs in all his atrocities. Do you expect people to keep quite? Tony, u are a parasite and a disease on this forum and the country as a whole.
Delete@Tony,I guess you are one of the animals Obasanjo bought in his tenure, right ? Hence the reason why u support Jonathan's budget for animals so we could have more animals like you in the country. Abeg don't turn Niger to a country of baboons, you all would be transported to Mozambique in the end anyway.
DeleteYour father is a bastard for calling tony an animal. What see nothing wrong with the budget...stupid nobodies
DeleteAnon 1:41pm, your parents and all ur generations are bastards. I don't blame u cos u and ur relatives' lives and future have been sold to Jonathan already, that's y u don't see nothing wrong with the 15million naira budget for 2 animals like u. U fucking scumbag /retard and waste product.
DeleteMoney! Money! Money!
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14.5m for 2animals? I dnt understand dis country anymore ooh! Na wa
ReplyDeleteWhy spending so much on Animals? Too much animals in form of human being in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteIf you insult me,thunder will strike and paralyse your fingers
Lepa shandy..... what's your problem? Why are you trying so hard to be noticed?
DeletePls free me and stop stalking my comment.
DeleteWhat is na?
Ewooooooooo. Millions on animals? Hian. We are not oyibos that are crazy about animals so y the waste of funds. Nna meeeeen,nwoke mba mmiri omakwa ihe ona eme? Animal kwa? Oh chim.
ReplyDeleteIn fela's voice 'u be thief,u be rogue,u be arm-robber'... million n billions 4 juz 2 wild animals?This ppl don chop d National Cake finish oo...na crumbs remain...#sipsbaron
ReplyDeleteStephanie said:
ReplyDeleteThis is not funny at all! this people are turning to something else.
Bia, Mr President, 14.5 million for unidentified ghost animals, is this another strategy to siphon our country's wealth? and even if not, how can you map out such huge capital for only two animals? secondly, why must it be for the state house zoo, why should a state house have a zoo in the first place?
Mr President, you simply want to make life for yourself and your family fun and as for that of your citizens, you don't give a hoot! don't worry you wont be there for ever.
I think he should be worried cos his ass will not only be swept out in 2015, but will be prosecuted and jailed for all these atrocities.
DeleteAm not surprised! What else will expect from a dude who studied zoology?
ReplyDeleteThis country is sad,I wonder the benefit of those animals to our economy and lives at this point in time.
ReplyDeleteMisplaced priorities.
ReplyDeleteMtchewwwww!
That money is enough to take ppl off the street
ReplyDeleteThis country is a huge joke.. Just last night at exactly 12a.m, I was at the balcony cos there wasn't light. I saw a house burning and called 767. The guy assured me fire fighters will be there asap.. After about 30 minutes of waiting and not seeing them, I went to take a shower. I was in the bathroom when I heard my phone ring. I ran out with soap and water on my body. I wiped my ears to receive the call.. Lo and behold, it was a fire fighter calling to ask if the house was still burning. I sighed and hung up.. I didn't want to curse him and decided to hang up. I went back to the balcony and saw that sweet neighbours had successfully put out the fire. What if I lived in a neighbourhood where everyone minds their businesses?
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DeleteLol. So they were waiting for the house to kuku burn down totally. We live in a zoo in this country. GEJ sef no dey behave like human being. Na woman beans wey dem dey finger him brain.
DeleteThat money is enough to take many ppl off the street. King edward.
ReplyDeleteThat money is enough to take many ppl off the street. King edward.
ReplyDeleteThat money is enough to take many ppl off the street. Why on none sense animal King edward.
ReplyDeleteI dont wanna talk now. Cant even talk abt this issue. Its annoying. That Idiot minister will come and say economy no gud. Jonathan, yhu are done for. Am just trying to be cool. Its very annoying....
ReplyDeleteChai! God help us oooooo
ReplyDeleteNo money to meet Asuu's needs but money is available for animals n upgrading the presidential villa!
Our destiny is in our hands! We must stop these corrupt ppl now
Jonathan is such a Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteU mean Jonathan is the definition of a clueless, heartless, vision less and fo*li*h f**l ? U are damn correct.
DeleteStella you are so right; that's why the lawmaker was angry;President Jonathan keeps doing the wrongs, i think everyone is fed up.
ReplyDeleteThis country! I honestly don't want to give up. I will keep the faith. But the day I step out of this country to another country. I will give up.
ReplyDeleteVery stupid government....
ReplyDeleteAnimals? Really? That's an example of a misplaced priorities.
The citizens are poor and suffering and all I can hear my government say is that they wanna get animals and to upgrade state zoos.
Apart from the money used to purchase these animals, they will still make provisions for foods/feeds......
Nigeria I hail ooo.
Lol @Oluyomi....I knw its not funny but trust me, I just have to lol. It is well with our country.
Some people that can't even see 2 square meal per day will still come here and support this mumu president,misplaced priorities. Why can't he share the money to unemployed youths in his village. Electrical installation 50m for a new home or old.God have mercy. If u want to know that this country is a joke is during budget presentation,even ants has got allowance for staying at Aso Rock.
ReplyDeleteLol @ ants has got allowance
DeleteIf d cost of d animals is d challenge, I can understand that, cos everything penny counts, aside d cost, der is nothing wrong at all in aquiring animals, certain tins are jst essential in upgrading a home, an office or a state house, is like getting art piece for your living room, not becos u are a billioniare, but cos of perception u want your visitors to hve about u, it goes a long way in bizness transactions.
ReplyDeleteNot with public's money abeg. More than 50% Nigerians eat once a day due to poverty and u are talking about acquiring animals with public funds? What's with u Nigerians sometimes? Do u think with ur head s at all? People that voted for this clueless and heartless man are hungry and he wants to acquire some stupid baboons that look like him with his wide nose. That money should rather be used for transportation of food stuffs across the country so prices of food stuff can be reduced at the bearest minimum. These moron and his finance minister need to pump more money into Agriculture. What baffles me is how Ngozi Iweala feels inside when she presents budget that has 15 million naira allocated for 2 animals (baboons). Could she not advice her boss that it would be a shame on them? Is Ngozi Iweala mad? She must be stupid *in Alao Akala's voice* and a big disgrace to women in Nigeria.
DeleteD truth is, we already hve a biased mind towards ds m, and his administration, I can't even wait 2015 to c him out of Aso Rock, Jona no dey try at all,his presence is not really felt, poverty rate is very high. But honestly, I c no wrong in a Zoo, expecially 4 an African nation,some of d things that makes us black shud be restored, recently I read a write up about d Benin kingdom fighting to get bk their stolen works of art frm d forieng nations, we need to hve stuffs to show our nxt generation. My problem is d cost of jst two animals.
DeleteI can assure you that 60% of that money will enter a private account if not more.
ReplyDeleteConfused set of leaders, u re bugdeting millions of naira for animals while people are living in porverty.
ReplyDeleteOluyomi, I can't stop laughing at "Is the house still burning". But what you just said is the bitter truth about the degenerate nature of our dear country. God help us.
ReplyDeleteNigerians can't wait for 2015 to come, for this wide nose black baboon to be swept out of Aso rock. He has really taken us for a ride too many. Am just so proud I didn't vote for his dumb ass. I really blame you all that voted for this clueless man, u all never knew anything about him or his achievements, but voted for him with sentiments. Whatever you all sow, u reap ! In 2015, I guess u all will leave religious, regional and tribal sentiments and vote tested, trusted, honest, hard-working and an achiever as president. You all know the right people, vote them in and experience changes and developments in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteWhy waste on animals like this when we have gat someone like Obasanjo that covers the two wild animals to be kept in the zoo......@i_ChoPtas_Not
ReplyDeleteI can't name my child Jonathan, its synonymous with mumuism. Make pikin no turn to wild animal.
ReplyDeleteThey have a Shepopotamus and an Okugbe in Aso Rock now. Two big animals.
ReplyDeleteLawd have mercy!And this is excluding their maintenance. Hello SDK! @Tashaaries
ReplyDeleteLawd haff mercy! And this is excluding their maintenance. Hello SDK!
ReplyDeleteKai d man no fit change! www.ocbvibez.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteO ma ga o... www.ocbvibez.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletethat whooping sum for animals hunnnh
ReplyDeleteHmm,naija for show! Must we partake in everything obtainable in western world? like seriously are we so friendly with animals or just some misplaced priorities or lack of sense & sensible advisers(sycophants everywhere),gaskia dunno what's up with our country.
ReplyDeleteThe irony of it is we as individuals are our own worst enemies, we can condemn them now but when opportunity comes we take a turn for the worse. Why are Nigerians so money conscious? wanting to oppress & acquire even what they don't need.
Someone was narrating an experience in his place of work, where money was sent to the man in charge of the branch to buy rice for all staff(core staff,cleaner, Securities etc.). lo& behold, the guy tried his best to short change other staff even the lower cadres, hmmm.
Sdkers! Truth be told, a large number of Nigerians have ''poverty mentality'' which makes us look for money anywhere in most disrespectful manner.
God help us all, lets do our part in nation building by not expecting our relatives, friends, acquaintances in politics to have so much to show in terms of material things at the end of their tenure, 'so long a letter'(lol, can go on & on! Love my country abeggi).
#31, Lmaoooooooooooo. Professional monkey with M.Sc and manners #dead.
ReplyDeleteGEJ will be re-elected in 2015, if u don't like him please drink poison or better still tell ur clueful anonymous fathers to challenge him in the polls. This post reeks of ignorance. Sips Alomo
ReplyDeleteSo mch expenses ooooooh
ReplyDeleteSo mch expenses oh
ReplyDeleteTill now no steady light but some people are talking about bringing animals wow wow
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