The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on senators who benefited from a recent purchase of 108 brand new Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles by the Senate to immediately return same or face the wrath of the Nigerian people.

The union described the purchase, coming at a time the country is enduring excruciating financial crisis, as a crime against the people.
Reports said senators have started taking delivery of the new Sports Utility Vehicles, SUVs, since last week at the rate of N35.1 million per unit.

In a statement by the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, on Monday, Labour said it was “morally despicable and shameful” that the lawmakers embarked on such acquisition when they were supposed to occupy themselves with issues that would benefit the people.
“We consider appalling, insensitive and greedy the decision of the Senate to acquire 108 Toyota Land Cruiser jeeps (one for each member less the Senate President) after collecting car “loans” in August last year for the same purpose,” Mr. Wabba said.

“It is equally morally despicable and shameful that they are doing this after publicly admitting that the standing committees of the Senate are unable to perform their statutory functions due to paucity of funds.”

Mr. Wabba said the prices of the vehicles were grossly inflated and demanded that the lawmakers explain where they sourced the funds since the 2016 Appropriation Bill had not been signed into law.
“We at the Nigeria Labour Congress equally consider it a willful and grievous criminal act the inflation of the unit cost of each of the cars by over a 100 percent, as each car supposedly cost N35.1 million instead of N17 million.

“Aside from this, Nigerians are keen to know from where they got money for the purchase of these cars without appropriation.”
Mr. Wabba also rubbished the explanation put forward by the Senate to justify the purchase.

“The defence offered by the Senate spokesperson, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, is laughable and childish. According to him, Special Advisers use jeeps, why not Senators or do Nigerians expect them to trek to work? And in any case, cars are capital projects!
“Couldn’t this have been put to better uses such as the constituency projects of these same Senators? At a time with severe economic challenges and deepening poverty in the land, can the Senate afford this level of reckless luxury and arrogance?
“The answer is “no”.
“Their multiple acts of criminality, ranging from acquiring these cars after previously taking loans for the same purpose; spending money without appropriation and over inflating costs constitute not just corruption but a crime against the Nigerian people whom they claim to represent,” Mr. Wabba said.

The Labour leaders, therefore, called on the senators to return the vehicles or face public backlash, adding that no one is above the law.
“Accordingly, we demand they return those cars to whoever supplied them or the appropriate agencies prosecute them for corruption.
“In the event none of this happens, they should be prepared to keep a date with Nigerian workers and their civil society allies including market women and students.
“No one is above the law,” the Labour leader said.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/202016-return-exotic-cars-face-wrath-nigerians-nlc-tells-senators.html

Toothless dog

jojomario:
Toothless dog

toothless indeed!

I support all that

With all my heart

NLC?? Abeg,where is my pillow?


Snoring...

DaBullIT:
I support all that

With all my heart

At least for talking

where was NLC for the past 3 month when nigerian masses sleeeps at the filling stations to buy fuel,where were the NLC when the pmb led govt has made cost of living skyrocketed to a level tht the masses can no longer afford to feed,where was NLC when pmb was telling Aljazareel reporter tht it is only those tht can access $ like him will send their children to study abroad,where was the NLC when herdmen are killing ppl all over nihgeria & they fail to protest,where were NLC,,,etc
let NLC go & sleep joor where they've been sleeping b4 coz Nigerians dont need their protest coz they've being pocketed thru oshiomole by the apc led govt.

NLC is dead and buried. Rely on them at your peril.

Toothless NLC

NLC, TUC=APC






Wake me up when the toothless bulldogs hits the street over 5 months fuel scarcity, 5 months darkness and endless hunger, subjected nigerians to.....mitchw

Let see how long this NLC man will follow the case for . Let the suffering continue if 108 people can budge $1 billion and 300 million people are just looking and smiling let the suffering continue.

Nigerians are finally waking up to their politicians profligacy

Let see if we have powerful people in this so NLC aka Nigerian lazy comminion

i will use my ak 47 on any stupid useless apc nlc that coms out to protest senate cars.
the useless buhari has not paid forcemen allowance for three months now.
which motor the kind senators go take give us lift as we no get transport money?

They should start with GMB who allocated N15bn-40% more to the presidency than GEJ did in 2014. Not a fan of NASS, but if they are going to approve GMB's budget, they must also compensate themselves.. Failure of leadership on GMB's part to lay a frugal pathway to an economy recovery. He has ballooned recurrent expenditure thru borrowing

Clemzzz:
NLC??
Abeg,where is my pillow?



Snoring...

Do we have NLC again? Since fuel became #200 where has Ayuba been? Cars that have been budgeted for and paid for from padded APC budget. When are you going to protest against presidential BMW bullet proof cars? When is NLC asking the president to sell off some of the planes in our presidential fleet?
When is NLC going to protest hike in electricity tariff? When will Ayuba call out the people to protest INEC inconclusive elections? NLC that could not stand against El-rufai wants to face 108 senators. Mtcheew!!!

And who are the Nigerians if I may ask u NLC? The same people you guys are not fighting for or is it the same people you guys allowed their electricity tariffs to be increased against dwindling/inflationary salaries? Or is it the same Nigerians you guys are waiting for the subsidy on their petroleum products to be removed? Make we hear word abeg; to much talk for 'the wrath of Nigerians'.

Those thieves don't succumb to threat easily.

Our Senators are a bunch of selfish, greedy leader

Democracy was not meant for Nigerians.

these guys should just keep quiet. its now very clear to all they are licking APShit ass. we don't heard anything from them since Gej left office. and they haven't speak out since fuel hike and scarcity

I thought Ben Murray Bruce, Saraki and the likes were agitating for made in Nigeria things. What happened to buy naija to grow the naira? Abi innosom motors no fit make cars for them to buy?

When it's convenient they will show us pictures of them paying eyeservice and patronizing local manufacturers but when it's time to really spend big they turn and buy the same brands they are telling us not to buy. Shameless bunch.

Sycophants that hobnobs in the euphoria of ineffectiveness.

Hmnn!

partisan NLC, Nigerians have been battling with fuel scarcity n you guyz have refused to go on strike so government can act fast, somtin NLC was very fun of during d last administration. hypocrites!

CORRUPT NLC

NLC to senators?

912:
I thought Ben Murray Bruce, Saraki and the likes were agitating for made in Nigeria things. What happened to buy naija to grow the naira? Abi innosom motors no fit make cars for them to buy?
When it's convenient they will show us pictures of them paying eyeservice and patronizing local manufacturers but when it's time to really spend big they turn and buy the same brands they are telling us not to buy. Shameless bunch.

Who takes Ben serious Only sycophants who can't see beyond the facade.

If I hear!

Who NLC Don epp

NLC and NASS is the same just that the latter has chop more money than the former!

Jokers everywhere! You didn't hear when they went to buy the car to stop them, it's now after the sharing you are calling for the return! smh

All NLC does this days is talk....they are more or less like a toothless bull dog