SGF Office Spends N65m On Website

The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) in 2017 budget allegedly spent N65 million on its website.

A review of the 2017 budget performance of the office revealed that N65 million was budgeted for the already existing website while the office claimed that the amount released had been fully utilised.

Quoted as ‘OSGF WEBSITE,’ the budget performance record remarked that the ‘procurement process is ongoing.’

Appearing before the Senate committee in January to defend the 2017 budget performance, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said the office received 50 percent of its appropriation for capital projects.

Apparently, the fund release for the website is one of those captured in Mustapha’s 50 percent but the cost and execution of the project left more to desire.

The office of the SGF is currently occupied by Boss Mustapha who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2017. The office was formerly occupied by Babachir Lawal who was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Newsmen could not ascertain which of the two government officials executed the project.