President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the sum of N70 million to be spent for this year’s Independence Day celebrations.
This was made known to newsmen by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Abuja.
He explained that, “This year’s celebration is indeed low key because the present administration appreciates the economic hardship that Nigerians and the nation are confronted with today and he almost slashed it downward from N70 million.
“To address the situation, government has adopted a general policy to be very prudent in the management of our financial resources, so this year’s celebration is, therefore, in consonance with the cost-saving policy direction of this administration.”
Towards a successful celebration the SGF said, “Four events have been approved by the President to manage the entire celebration process.
“The events are: Jumat prayers, international thanksgiving service, ceremonial change of guard and a children’s party.
“Apart from these four events the President will also address the nation on October 1.
“To ensure a successful commemoration, four sub-committees have been constituted to handle the preparations for each of the four events.”
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