9th Assembly: Senate To Spend N5.5b On Official Cars For Members - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 15, 2019
The leadership of the ninth NationalAssembly is to acquire operational vehicles for the lawmakers that make up itsdual legislative chambers.
It was learned that meetings in thatregard started among presiding officers in the Senate even before the upperlegislative body embarked on its eight-week recess, which ends on September 24.
A National Assembly official whoconfirmed the meetings said the cost of the cars would be deducted fromlawmakers’ allowances.
It would be recalled that the BukolaSaraki-led Senate spent not less than four billion naira at that time toacquisition the brand at a cost of thirty six million naira.
The Red chamber has alwaysmaintained that the cars are not for the luxury desires of individual Senatorsbut to boost the operations of committees.