WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The Federal Government has allocated N2.3 billion in the 2025 budget to cover the entitlements of Nigeria’s former presidents and heads of state, including Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, and others. Tagged “Entitlements of former presidents/heads of states and vice presidents/chief of general staff”, the allocations also include General Yakubu Gowon who served as Nigeria’s military head of state from 1966 to 1975, and General Abdulsalmi Abubakar, the country’s last military head of state from 1998 to 1999. This allocation covers their benefits, pensions, and entitlements as enshrined in Nigerian law. The funds will cater to various statutory provisions for the nation’s past leaders. These include annual pensions, medical benefits, security, personal staff, and logistics. The allocation is part of the broader recurrent expenditure under the Federal Government’s budget for the fiscal year 2025, which is projected to hit over N26 trillion. Under the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) guidelines, former presidents and heads of state are entitled to: In addition to former presidents, their deputies are also beneficiaries of the allocations provided in the 2025 budget. The allocation covers a range of benefits for these former deputies, including pensions, medical care, and allowances for personal aides, security, and official residences.
2025 budget: Obasanjo, IBB, GEJ, Buhari, other former leaders to receive N2.3 billion in entitlements
