Nigerian Senate has dismissed public criticism of its planned purchase of sports utility vehicles, SUV at five point five billion naira for lawmakers.
Senate Leader Abdullahi Yahaya made this known when he addressed newsmen in Abuja. He said the status of a Senator is not worthless of a SUV.
He explained that the collapse of the local governments across the country has placed a lot of burdens on Nigerian Senators who carry loads ordinarily outside their purview.
He said the ninth Senate would ensure the independence of the local government structure to boost national development and stability of the economy at the grass roots.
All the one hundred and nine Senators would be entitled to one SUV, the cost of which the leader said would be paid back at the end of their legislative assignment in 2023.
