Despite the uproar
that greeted the
purchase of official
vehicles for Senators,
the House of
Representatives has
said it is going ahead
with its plan to
purchase official
vehicles for its 360
members.
The green chamber is
expected to purchase
360 units of Peugeot
508 to be for used
for committee
oversight duties by
the members.
The Chairman of the
Committee on Media
and Public Affairs,
Hon. Abdulrazak
Namdas, declined to
reveal the
appropriation figure
for the vehicles when
he briefed newsmen
on Thursday.
THISDAY however
gathered that each
Peugeot 508 costs
between N8 million
and N10 million each.
Several lawmakers
have described the
criticism against the
National Assembly
over the purchase of
the vehicles as
unnecessary.
A lawmaker who
spoke off record
wondered why the
legislature was being
singled out when
official cars purchase
cuts across all tiers
and arms of
government.
“ Every Minister has
three official cars.
Legislators at my
state house of
Assembly have Prado
jeeps as their official
cars. So if anyone
says we do not
deserve official cars,
such policy should be
across board,” he
said.

moyakz:
this is the meaning of the saying, 'monkey dey work,baboon dey chop'. God help us.

ganisucks:
yeah baby, you betta work, work, work.