Senators unanimously reject proposed loan to buy their vehicles, say they are not interested

The Senate in Abuja yesterday, revealed, that senators unanimously rejected the proposed loan to buy their vehicles, adding that none of the 108 lawmakers wanted any part in it.

Chairman, Senate Committee on Senate Services, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, who spoke to journalists yesterday said the upper chamber never spent over N4 billion to purchase 108 cars for lawmakers, adding that only 36 SUVs were bought at the cost of N36.5 million each.

He said:
“We had a close session and they agreed that we should give one car per state; we sat down and agreed on who among the three senators from each state needs the car most and that was what happened.”

Source: Vanguard