When asked why ministers would have to rely on personal funds if the government maintained that revenues had improved under the current administration, Onanuga said government spending was being guided by competing priorities.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has claimed that some ministers in the current administration are using their personal resources to run government offices due to funding constraints, while also questioning widespread claims of severe hunger across the country.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television's Prime Time programme, Onanuga said some members of the Federal Executive ouncil had not received capital allocations for their ministries and had resorted to spending personal funds to keep operations running.
Responding to concerns that government officials continue to enjoy privileges while citizens are being urged to endure economic hardship, Onanuga rejected the assertion, insisting that some ministers were making personal sacrifices in service to the country.
"Today after a meeting, I spoke with the Minister of Finance. It will shock people that some ministers, during the last budget exercise, said they didn't receive capital money," he said.
