Plateau Denies Spending N 3.9bn On Official Vehicles

The Plateau State government has denied reports  that the state spent 47 per  cent of the amount budgeted for capital expenditure on official vehicles in the first quarter of 2024.

A statement issued by the commissioner for information and communication Hon. Musa Ashoms yesterday said the erroneous report suggested that N3.9 billion, representing 47% of the capital expenditure budgeted was allocated for the purchase of official vehicles in Q1 2024.

He said in reality, the N3.9 billion was part of the N152. 8 billion budgeted for this expenditure item for the entire year, representing approximately 2.5% for the first quarter of 2024.

“The online report is a gross misrepresentation of the percentages involved, not just the first quarter. The allocation for official vehicles in Q1 2024 was only a fraction of this annual budget,” the statement said.