The Federal Government has spent a staggering N701 million in just three months on foreign trips for the country’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu.
This revelation comes amid widespread economic hardship and criticism of the government’s priorities.
According to GovSpend, a civic tech platform that tracks federal government spending, the funds were released between November 2023 and March 2024 for trips to the United States, France, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and London.
The breakdown of the expenses includes:
– N77,659,888 for foreign exchange for the First Lady’s trip to the United States
– N149,794,284 for foreign exchange for the First Lady’s trip to France
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– N202,386,198 for foreign exchange for the First Lady’s trip to Mozambique
– N144,571,785 for foreign exchange for the First Lady’s trip to Ethiopia
– N126,295,377 for foreign exchange for the First Lady’s trip to London
Additionally, the government spent N314,231,472 on six programs organized by the First Lady within four months.
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Reacting to the report, the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership described the spending as “profligacy” and “misappropriation of funds,” noting that the office of the First Lady is not recognized by the constitution.
The group’s Executive Director, Debo Adeniran, called for Nigerians to speak out against the government’s frivolous spending and demanded that the National Assembly perform its oversight functions to curb such excesses.
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