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Why 2023 Model Of SUVs Were Purchased For Senators - Senate Committee Chairman Reveals | READ MORE

Faith Ukanwa

Oct 25, 2023

Why 2023 Model Of SUVs Were Purchased For Senators - Senate Committee Chairman Reveals | READ MORE
Amid criticisms, Senator Sunday Karimi, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Services, has explained why 2023 model of Toyota Land cruiser and Toyota Prado were purchased for 469 members of the National Assembly.

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According to Karimi, the vehicles were purchased for the senators considering the bad nature of Nigerian roads.

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Karimi while addressing the media on Tuesday in Abuja, noted that nothing is wrong in the purchase of the vehicles for senators and wondered why lawmakers should be subjected to severe criticism when ministers who were confirmed by them, purchase highly expensive and latest vehicles for their fleet.

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Karimi, who represents Kogi West Senatorial district said;

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"A minister has more than three land cruisers, prado and other vehicles and you are not asking them questions, why us?

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"The issue of buying vehicles for National Assembly members, you know it is a recurring issue. It occurs every Assembly, it will always come up.

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"If you go to state houses of assembly today, check most of them, before they were even inaugurated, the governor would have bought vehicles for them, even local government chairmen. I drove the vehicle my local government chairman uses. So, why the National Assembly?

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"These vehicles that you see, go to Nigerian roads today, if I go home once, to my senatorial district, I come back spending a lot on my vehicles because our roads are bad.ÔÇØ

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