Reacting to the recent appointment of six aides for the office of the first lady; the People Democratic Party has asked President Buhari to explain how the office of the First Lady will be funded.
The PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement on Thursday asked Buhari to clarify the rationale behind the establishment of the office of the First Lady despite his promise to scrap it and also to reduce cost of governance.
The statement read:
“While the PDP is still monitoring the implementation of directive to government functionaries on cost cut, the party tasks President Buhari to take the first step by immediately fulfilling his promise to reduce the Presidential fleet, as well as cut his over-bloated entourages and curtail the opulent lifestyle in the Presidency, which is daily flaunted before suffering and impoverished Nigerians.
“We invite Nigerians to note that the Buhari Presidency has proven to be extremely expensive and a major draining pipe for valuable resources, while millions of compatriots, who look up to government for solutions, wallow in hunger and acute poverty.
“The profligacy that permeates the Buhari Presidency had further manifested in the public fight between the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, and President Buhari’s nephews over issues of opulent accommodation in our presidential villa.”
