REVEALED: Despite Budgeting N6.1 Billion For Tinubu’s Foreign Trips, Aides Spend N1.5Billion On Flight Tickets In One Day
Despite budgeting a whopping sum of N6.1 billion for Bola Tinubu’s foreign trips in the 2026 budget, a review of Nigeria’s public payments portal, Govspend has revealed that the Presidency under Bola Tinubu spent approximately N1.5 billion on air tickets in a single day.
A report showed that on December 24, multiple payments for the same purpose were made through the State House sub-accounts and to private travel agencies.
The data show that on December 24, a sum of N237 million was paid into the State House sub-account for the purchase of air tickets. On the same day, another N134.4 million was also paid into the same account for air ticket purchases.
Further investigations indicate that the Presidency also made payments directly to travel agencies on that day. A sum of N226 million was paid to Overland Travels and Tours Limited for the purchase of air tickets on December 24.
In addition, the Govspend portal shows that N239 million was again paid into the State House sub-account on the same day for air ticket purchases.
This was followed by another payment of N346 million into the same account, also listed as expenditure for air tickets.
The pattern of spending continued with more payments to travel firms. On December 24, a sum of N153.5 million was paid into the account of Overland Travels and Tours for the purchase of air tickets.
On the same day, N96.8 million was paid to Travel Options Limited for the same purpose.
Records further show that an additional N136.5 million was paid to Overland Travels and Tours Limited on December 24, again for the purchase of air tickets.
When all the payments listed for that day are combined, the total amount spent by the Presidency on air ticket purchases comes to approximately N1.5 billion in a single day.
The payments, as reflected on Govspend, were processed through both the State House sub-accounts and private travel agencies, with several transactions carrying similar descriptions and purposes.
The revelation comes amid growing public scrutiny of government spending, particularly on recurrent expenditures, at a time when many Nigerians are faced with rising living costs and economic hardship.
