Project Vehicles are for Committee Work, says Senate

The Senate today (Sunday) dismissed the reports by an online medium, Premium Times seeking to present the upper legislative body as insensitive for proposing to purchase vehicles for the use of members, as it stated that the project vehicles that are to be purchased are meant for the execution of  committee assignments.

In a statement by its spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate said the automobiles are part of the necessities which the institution usually provide to committees to enable them function without depending on external bodies for effective performance of oversight functions.

"The vehicles are not meant for individual Senators. They are purchased for the use of the committees. 

"For those who may want to find out what happened to the ones bought in the past, we cannot expect that after four years, the vehicles will still be in the condition to effectively serve the present committees. The best practice in government institutions and even private organizations is for official vehicles allocated to top officials after four years of use to be sold at the depreciated value", Abdullahi stated. 


" We have been very frugal, responsive and responsible in our spendings.  We have also cut down on several expenses. However, there are certain expenses and purchases that are normal in government and any organisation generally.   The  legislature is not an exception.

"With respect to the official vehicles of the Senate President, it should be noted that majority of the vehicles in his convoy are his personal vehicles while some of the vehicles that he inherited, including his official vehicles and the back up car, are so old that they are already developing faults and not fit for long journey. We can recall that on several occasions, his  official car broke down. Three instances will suffice here. I remember on a visit to Nasarawa state for a wedding of the daughter of a colleague. Other occasions were at the National Mosque three weeks ago and at the Abuja airport.

"The implication is that the vehicles in his official convoy are so old that they are already causing embarrassment for the Senate. The media should know that a man of his antecedent will not at this point be excited with purchase of new cars. His official cars are really long overdue for replacement.

"The media should avoid deliberately portraying the legislature as irresponsible and inciting the people against it. We seek the understanding of the media to explain issues and situations to the people. Both the media and the legislature have different roles to play in sustaining our democracy and none should be seen to be undermining the other", Aliyu stated.

Signed

Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi

Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity.

There will always be explanation for their devilish actions.

120 Toyota jeeps for senate committees work nawa o. After all senators have received millions of Naira as car loans, they still want to get jeeps as official car for committee works. So, what's the use of the official car they are supposed to have bought with the car loan?

Beside, how come brand new cars bought four years ago are no longer serviceable. It's left for Nigerians to stand up and reject this brazen act of impunity and corruption. We are struggling as a nation to pay N18,000 as minimum wage and a click of just 109 senators want to be wasting billions of Naira on luxurious cars every four years. This is absolutely unacceptable.

Four year old vehicle(s) with some of the best maintenance are SO OLD for MR SAKARI and his gang of thieves..... Itz Okay...Continue... One day na One day

Dino have crazy cars worth millions, Saraki's garage can boost of vehicles worth over #200million, Akpabio can buy any vehicle of his choice, Ben Bruce has Solar powered vehicles, Isiaka Adeleke is a former governor and he stil enjoys that privilege, David mark is worth billions, Kashamu can order for Ferrari tonight... Despite all this the SENATE in its wisdom stil thought it wise to provide vehicles for this persons...

so if they need project vehicles they can not go for civilian bus abi God won punish dis ppl.....stop wastin task payers money that wot we are sayin

This is another Bankolegate in the making. They're lying. Where are the former cars? How were they disposed? The auto companies even provide swap so why not do swap? For God'sake, why should it be 2016 model? Buhari needs to rein in these people, they're sick and they will never rest until they loot Nigeria out of the world map!!
Megalomaniac everywhere
It is almost as if we won these democracy for the comfort of the political class alone. Nigerians should not allow these, the expense on those cars is profligacy. It's high time the legislature is pruned down, that institution of government is worthless and cost of maintaining these corrupt class is highly prohibitive

datola:
There will always be explanation for their devilish actions.

No mind them na so den go dey speak big big phonetic wey no stand!