The Senate in Abuja yesterday, revealed, that
senators unanimously rejected the proposed
loan to buy their vehicles, adding that none of
the 108 lawmakers wanted any part in it.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Senate
Services, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, who spoke to
journalists yesterday said the upper chamber
never spent over N4 billion to purchase 108
cars for lawmakers, adding that 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.”
Source: Vanguard
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