A senior member of the House of Representatives has said that no amount of outrage from Nigerians will curtail their plans to buy new vehicles.
The Rep was kept anonymous by the publication he spoke with.
An excerpt:
One senior member of the House told The PUNCH in confidence that the cars had not been bought, but insisted that the House would make the purchase at the appropriate time.
The source added, “Look, all these talks will not stop us from buying our utility vehicles. We haven’t bought the vehicles because there is no money yet.
“We are going to buy the cars at the appropriate time. If a minister, who is junior in the order protocol to a legislator, has up to fourLand CruiserSUVs as officials vehicles, why do people think that just one Camry or Peugeot 508 is too much for a member?
“What is the uproar about? That a member is asking to buy a Camry to use for oversight duties is too big?”
The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas, said the House had neither ordered nor taken delivery of the controversial vehicles.