Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, have rejected the N10 billion voted in the budget of the Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the building of their official quarters, saying that the cost for the buildings should instead be cut to N8 billion.
Saraki and Dogara also informed the chairmen of the Committees on FCT in both chambers to reflect the decision in their report to the Committees on Appropriation.
The two top lawmakers stated that in view of the economic situation in the country and the need for public officials to be frugal, building houses worth N6bn and N4bn respectively for them was insensitive, and as such the FCT ministry should scale down the cost of the projects or forget the idea until after their tenure.
The Senate President was living in his personal house in Maitama area of Abuja until a fire incident last year forced him to relocate to an official guest house while Dogara stays in rented apartment.
