PHOTO:We bought only 36 SUVs at 36million naira each, not 108 —Nigerian Senators
The
Nigerian Senate has refuted the claims that the house bought 108 SUVs but
rather said it was only 36.
The senate also said that senators unanimously rejected the proposed loan to purchase their vehicles, saying none of the 109 lawmakers was interested in it.
The senate also said that senators unanimously rejected the proposed loan to purchase their vehicles, saying none of the 109 lawmakers was interested in it.
The
Chairman, Senate Committee on Senate
Services, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, said the upper chamber never spent over N4
billion to purchase 108 cars for lawmakers, as only 36 SUVs were bought at the
cost of N36.5 million each.
He said: “We had a close session and they agreed that we should give one car per state; we sat down and agreed on who among the three senators from each state needs the car most and that was what happened.”
Gobir,
who wondered why Nigerians would kick against the purchase of new exotic
cars, said as senators they were entitled to official cars.
Comments
Post a Comment