Widespread criticism has greeted the billions of naira budgeted for a presidential yacht in the N2.1 trillion supplementary budget submitted by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly.
The Herald reports that part of the expenditures proposed in the 2023 supplementary budget the president submitted to the National Assembly for approval included a proposal to spend N5.095 billion on a presidential yacht.
As of the time of filing this reports, The Herald understands that the budget has already scaled the second reading at the House of Representatives.
However, some X users have reacted to the news with some disappointed, The Herald captured some tweets, see below;
Anybody that stands in the way of this private yacht, may thunder fire them. #Justicefortinubu pic.twitter.com/FhzIwQ8eQV
— A Field Marshal of the Han Dynasty⚡️ (@General_Oluchi) November 2, 2023
The gaslighting has started now they say it’s the Navy that made the request for the yacht like we don’t know that the yacht is a luxurious boat not an attack boat used in chasing pirates. The presidential plane too is run by the Air Force but it’s used by the President, So this…
— oseni rufai (@ruffydfire) November 2, 2023
"I am a silent worker"
and
"My family does not need Nigeria's wealth"
don collect 1.5 billion Naira for Cars and further billions for Yacht and Lagos Presidential Villa pic.twitter.com/Tfpfd1efsg
— Chijioke Ike (@ChijiokeIke3) November 1, 2023
less than 15 min into the new season and we’ve already seen a yacht, a $22m dollar mansion and a 15-car garage. the real money housewives, my girls are BACK #RHOM pic.twitter.com/JeKztU7DOl
— E. (@bez184) November 2, 2023
Lege Miami & omojuwa first day in the yacht seeing their aggressive ass licking finally paid off. pic.twitter.com/tMIea3dxfZ
— YH (@Yemihazan) November 2, 2023