OSGF Denies Budgeting N114m  for Tinubu’s 100 Days in Office Media Chat

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja

The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has dismissed the authenticity of a document currently in circulation where the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, was alleged to have requested the Presidency to approve the sum of N114 million to organise a presidential media chat for the commemoration of President Bola Tinubu’s 100 days in office.

The Director Information, OSGF, Willie Bassey, denied the source of the document when he was contacted for clarification yesterday.

The alleged money was said to have been proposed in a memo drafted on August 23, for a five-man committee allegedly headed by the SGF to plan and organise a media chat and logistics for the commemoration of Mr President’s 100 days in office.

Other members of that committee included the Permanent Secretary, State House, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Information, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity and Permanent Secretary Political and Economic Affairs Office (PEAO).

“In view of the significance and benefits to be harnessed from the programme, Mr President is invited to consider and approve the following: The commemoration of Mr President’s one Hundred (100) days in office; Constitution of the organising committee  headed by the SGF and PS, PEAO as the Secretary  and, the release of the sum of N114 million only for the execution of the programme” the document alleged to be signed by the SGF claimed.

But in a terse response to THISDAY’s  enquiry to verify the authenticity of the document, Willie said:

“Can you claim to be the source of the document? The source is of immense concern to me, please. I am awaiting your response on my enquiries as to the source of the document, please.”