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Hon. Akin Rotimi has confirmed the distribution of Toyota Prado SUVs worth N130 million to each lawmaker.

The House of Representatives through its Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs.

Hon. Akin Rotimi has confirmed the distribution of Toyota Prado SUVs worth N130 million to each lawmaker.


He said the vehicles are utility operational 2023 model Prado SUVs and are tied to their oversight functions and to be used in the discharge of their duties in the standing committees.

According to him, they are not personal vehicles.

He added that the vehicles would remain the property of the National Assembly at the expiration of the tenure of the 10th Assembly in 2027, should the extant assets deboarding policy of government still be in place.


He said members have the option of making payment for the outstanding value of the vehicles to government coffers before they can claim ownership.

Rotimi stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja while reacting to the media reports that trailed the controversial SUVs.

The statement read, "The House of Representatives is monitoring a trending topic across multiple traditional and online media, concerning the allocation of vehicles to honourable members, and because this issue has understandably generated significant public interest, we believe Nigerians deserve
feedback from their elected representatives.

"While many versions of this story carry varying exaggerations, we can confirm that the National Assembly bureaucracy is in the phased process of procuring and distributing operational vehicles to honourable members over the coming weeks and months.

"This development is in accordance with extant procurement laws and has been the practice in previous assemblies. It is also not peculiar to the legislature, as unelected government officials in the Executive arm of government from the Director level and above, in most cases, have official vehicles attached to their offices.

"It is important to make a few clarifications. The vehicles to be allocated to the offices of honourable members are utility operational 2023 model Prado Jeep vehicles tied to their oversight functions in the discharge of their duties in the standing committees. They are not personal vehicles gifted to honourable members.

"For the duration of the 10th assembly (2023 - 2027), the vehicles shall remain the property of the National Assembly. At the expiration of the tenure of the 10th Assembly in 2027, should the extant assets deboarding policy of government still be in place, honourable members may have the option of making payment for the outstanding value of the vehicles to government coffers before they can become theirs, otherwise it remains the property of the National Assembly.

"The public is invited to note that as part of the 10th Assembly's objective to ensure our integrity and independence, honourable members of the Green Chamber have resolved to maintain a respectable distance from the Executive arm of government, especially in issues relating to logistical aspects of oversight functions, including reaching difficult terrains in the country.

"No matter how remote the location is, as long as there are Nigerian citizens living there, they deserve highly mobile representatives who can see first-hand what they are going through, and ensure government interventions, programmes, and policies are carried out effectively. This can only be possible with functional and reliable off-road vehicles.

"Also, the House would like to inform the public that we remain committed to reducing the cost of governance in line with present realities. Those willing to research further would find a significant body of work with evidence that the percentage of the component of the Legislature's budget as part of our national budget has been on a downward trend over the past decade, despite inflation and the expanding role and relevance of honourable members in the lives of citizens. It currently stands at 0.5% of the Federal budget.

"Accordingly, as all stakeholders continue to advance the conversation about reducing the cost of governance, we encourage looking in the right direction, and not cause disaffection for honourable members who want to discharge their duties effectively and above board, without being susceptible to inducement when the enablement to function is impaired.

"The vehicles are work tools and not status symbols - Honourable Members are diligent and patriotic elected representatives and not entitled. The anticipated allocation of vehicles will contribute to improved representation, constituency outreach and oversight functions."



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We’ve heard this many times before but we know how it usually ends.

Firstly there is no way Prado can be 130 million

Landcruser maybe

Secondly a 2020 Toyota Avalon can do exactly the same job

If you want Prado so bad we can get 2016/17/18 can do

Nigeria is a poor country ( yes has potential but is poor now)
Every month we share 1 trillion sounds big but divide it by 220 million

Can a man who earns

Firstly there is no way Prado can be 130 million

Landcruser maybe

Secondly a 2020 Toyota Avalon can do exactly the same job

If you want Prado so bad we can get 2016/17/18 can do

Nigeria is a poor country ( yes has potential but is poor now)
Every month we share 1 trillion sounds big but divide it by 220 million

Can a man who earns #4550 a month be thinking of buying a car that's the amount Nigeria earns per capita

130 million can buy 15 or more tractors foreign used multiple by 360 that can get us 5400 tractors

It can set up many things honestly

mrvitalis:
Firstly there is no way Prado can be 130 million

Landcruser maybe

Secondly a 2020 Toyota Avalon can do exactly the same job

If you want Prado so bad we can get 2016/17/18 can do

Nigeria is a poor country ( yes has potential but is poor now)
Every month we share 1 trillion sounds big but divide it by 220 million

Can a man who earns #4550 a month be thinking of buying a car that's the amount Nigeria earns per capita

130 million can buy 15 or more tractors foreign used multiple by 360 that can get us 5400 tractors

It can set up many things honestly

The purchase made was land cruiser Prado full option.

It should be UpTo or around that 130,000,000 range

Judgementa1:


The purchase made was land cruiser Prado full option.

It should be UpTo or around that 130,000,000 range

Prado is land cruiser Prado
Different from land cruiser

This statement is shameful. Our lawmakers should cover their eyes with their pants

While 30k monthly as salary to their brainwashed supporters is work tool to sell down to the future of all their children

East happened to innoson, nord and other local vehicle manufacturers. We can see that even our politicians don't believe in Nigeria and they don't know that little acts like this has impact on the naira.

Like seriously?
160M luxury bullet proof Jeeps are now mere work tools in this times when Nigerians can afford to feed again.
And if I may ask, if 160M jeep is work tool for politicians, what is the worth of the product of their work?
Politicians and govt officials are causing Nigerians pains and misery.

Most times I really wish a terrorist group can drop a bomb in National Assembly and Aso Villa to kill all politicians and put an end to Nigerians misery.
It is my prayer that one day this will happen so that politics will become a no go area for people, to extent that when you tell someone to go into politics he will tell you he is not interested.

Make Labour Party members no collect am. So that we will know they truly want Obi as President.

Work tool indeed. The leadera won't change until there is negative reaction from the followers.

mrvitalis:
Firstly there is no way Prado can be 130 million

Landcruser maybe

Secondly a 2020 Toyota Avalon can do exactly the same job

If you want Prado so bad we can get 2016/17/18 can do

Nigeria is a poor country ( yes has potential but is poor now)
Every month we share 1 trillion sounds big but divide it by 220 million

Can a man who earns

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Most African countries government agencies utilize fairly used cars for their official operations.
But due to elitism, they all want to drive the latest suv. Go to their various communities, all you see is rusted roofs, dilapidated buildings and messed up roads. And yet they all feel happy to pass through such communities.
Why can't they divide the money into two and use part of it to do something sensible for their communities? There are a lot of things to buy such as sewing machines, motorcycles, wheel barrows, computers, POS devices and even engaging some youths in training for trending online jobs.

Why don’t I believe his lies?
Tired of these legislooters. The country would be a million times better off without them.

So they cant use their private cars for the constituency/committee movements...akpabio alone have atleast 5prado jeeps and counting. So sad!!

Absolutely nonsense

Evil people.

mrvitalis:
Firstly there is no way Prado can be 130 million

Landcruser maybe

Secondly a 2020 Toyota Avalon can do exactly the same job

If you want Prado so bad we can get 2016/17/18 can do

Nigeria is a poor country ( yes has potential but is poor now)
Every month we share 1 trillion sounds big but divide it by 220 million

Can a man who earns

This guy said a saloon car would do the same job designed for an SUV with 4 wheel drive.
Have you charged your brain today?

ruggedtimi:
So they cant use their private cars for the constituency/committee movements...akpabio alone have atleast 5prado jeeps and counting. So sad!!

They are entitled to official cars, I don't understand what this noise is even about.
Are they entitled to official cars or not? Of they are why the nose then?