By James Emejo in Abuja

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity, Hon. Abdulrassaq Namdas, had said all 360 members of the eight National Assembly will receive their official sport utility vehicle (SUV) valued at N17 million each by December.

Already, he said over 200 units of Peugeot 508 cars had been supplied to members, leaving a balance of 160 vehicle awaiting to be delivered.



His disclosure came against the backdrop of alleged protests by some members of the lower chamber who were yet to receive their cars since the inauguration of the current National Assembly.

Addressing journalists over the weekend, Namdas said there appeared to be a misconception on the mode of delivery of the vehicles.

He said the vehicles were to be supplied by instalments and not at once as being misconstrued in some quarters.

Some of the lawmakers had expected that given the National Assembly’s N10 billion increase in the 2017 budget, the orders for the remaining vehicles ought not to tarry.

But the House spokesman said the new budget was yet to be implemented and no money had been released.

He said the seeming delay in the delivery of the vehicles was “not designed to frustrate anybody and it’s not done in bad faith.”

According to him, And members are even aware of that and they know it’s not deliberate. Some of us that are members of the House services, have been able to tell our colleagues in various states as to the reason why this thing has not come out fully.

“And even some people are alleging that because we’ve increased our budget with about N10 billion, why didn’t we complete the payment and things like that.

“The challenge is that from day one, we didn’t say we were going to take out money and pay for this thing at once. We didn’t say that we will be paying installment and the company will also be supplying us, and that’s why we collected about 50 and subsequently it keeps coming bit by bit.”

He said:”We want to make it clear that the story that some members are complaining, is not true if you have 360 people and you haven’t gotten all of these things at the same time, we expect one or two people to feel like it’s time that I get and I didn’t get.

“I want to tell you that we’ve not started implementing the new budget and no fund has been released in respect of that to say why we’ve not been able to put that into new cars. “

http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/08/07/house-members-to-get-n17m-suv-by-december/

N17,000,000 x 360(House Members) = N6,120,000,000.00
(Six Billion, One Hundred and Twenty Million Naira) only... Over 200 units of Peugeot cars has been supplied already, 160 yet to be supplied and its worth for each is over 10million Naira or less...

N10,000,000 x 360(House Members) = N3,600,000,000.00
(Three Billion, Six Hundred Million Naira) only.

Total = N6,120,000,000.00 + N3,600,000,000.00
= N9,720,000,000.00
(Nine Billion, Seven Hundred and Twenty Million Naira) only on House members...!

Lawd why did you allow my parents to give birth to me in this useless country...!

We can never ever move forward if our leaders continue wasting our resources on irrelevances/frivolities

Lalasticlala
Mynd44

You mean those siddon look house members that only know how to say i... and nah... up and down

Nigeria is not going forward nor backward,just turning around

am waiting for people that will tell me to pray for naija!!

colossus91:
am waiting for people that will tell me to pray for naija!!

Just pray for ow u would get out of here

Imagine what these idioots are thinking about, new car when all that money can be used to create jobs for youths

Imagine what these idioots are thinking about, new car when all that money can be used to create jobs for youths

The *polithiefcians are at it again.

2 join politics dey hunger me

Why not pay them car maintenance allowance. Let each rep use own car for official purposes?

Victornezzar:
Just pray for ow u would get out of here

i dey tell u boss!!

Victornezzar:
Just pray for ow u would get out of here

i dey tell u boss!!

colossus91:

i dey tell u boss!!

yeah man

Useless leaders,..sory...politicians

Thieves and robbers

I weak. Reason they keep fighting against part-time membership of the National Assembly.

If the energy we expend on tribal bigotry on this forum is channelled to tackle politicians, we will be better-off; but come out and watch persons support the House of Rep. on grounds that the Executive spend so much and are only using media to bully the Legislature.

Not my business !!!!!
We are getting biafra! Soon

How is this news? Law makers all over the world receive official cars.

Let's stop being petty!

For what?

Thank God

thi is goodd

everyone should join Nnamdi KANU to cripple dis country.... in fact, let d military come back. we need to spill d blood of dis criminals.

I no blame OUR MUMU DON DO campaigners. But the question is, of a truth our mumu don really do? I doubt that in my opinion anyway.

na wa oo.... i just weak for body.

later one idiot will come and tell me that

The worst Democratic government is better than the best military govt.






wetin consign me sef, abeg where is optional1
come arnd cold too much, no time

you can imagine the day light robbery,later these folks will come and tell us Nigeria is broke.more worrisome is the fact that Nigeria have a good number of cowards as youths who cannot stand up to this malady.the moment you want to stand against these crooks and thieves in power ,it is the same yoots that will shout you down and call you all sorts of names without them having a single solution to the problems facing their generation.
Indeed there is little hope for Nigeria and by extension Africa.

These men are really heartless. Why should people paid stupendous sums be given such allowance? Imagine what that money could get for the people.

Enough is Enough....

We want an alternative come 2019..

So help us God

They have cars, yet they still get new ones every year.

WHo made all these stupid laws