The Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekwerenmadu, has defended the cash provision for the purchase of vehicles for Senate Committees, describing it as “a necessary expenditure.”
Chief Ekweremadu, in Umunumo, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, during the presentation of about 100 tertiary scholarship awards to students, powered by Senator Athan Achonu, also linked the huge cost of procuring vehicles for the lawmakers on the prevailing exchange rate for the United States’ dollar.
“It is an indisputable fact that the exchange rate for the dollar has hit the skies in these days and age and this has adversely affected every other commodity in the country,” Ekweremadu said.
Attributing the high cost of the purchase of vehicles for the Senate committees’ assignment to the increase of the exchange rate, Chief Ekweremadu opined that it was not unusual for Nigerians to blame the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the outcome of what they saw as abnormal.
“It is not a crime to buy vehicles for the use of Senate committees. This would enable members of the various committees to carry out their assignments without hitches,” Ekweremadu said.
He explained that he was in Okigwe senatorial zone of Imo State, to witness what he described as “a life changing educational empowerment programme, where Senator Achonu is giving hope to the indigent but academically sound students, to study through the university and acquire knowledge in order to have an educated society.”
Speaking earlier, Senator Achonu, representing Okigwe senatorial zone of Imo State, pointed out that “whatever crisis facing Nigeria under the government of the APC was traceable to lack of management.”
He stressed that Nigeria remains the most blessed by God in the African continent and should be able to harness its resources for the benefit of Nigerians.
Achonu said that politically, “the APC has planned to make Nigeria a one political party state,” a step he said, was contrary to what the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, government believed in. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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As rich as we think the country is, we should buy a jet for each Senator and a helicopter for each House of Rep member. Afterall they are doing a very important job for us, which is stealing, led by Senate President Saraki.
ReplyDeleteThese senators are really here to make money. Even after collecting VEHICLE ALLOWANCE, you still want to given a car from same purse. Haha... That is stealing by trick
ReplyDeleteEkwerenmadu, it is unnecessary and wicked to spend such huge amount of money buying car for you people. We have alot of Nigerian who find it difficult to feed their families including people from your village and IDP camps .
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the ones bought by the last senate committees? So obsolete that they can't be reused?
ReplyDeleteThis is the way corrupt leader think. Mostly when it come from PDP. Nothing good and beneficial comes from their brain.
ReplyDeleteSo also that Nigeria can not afford a new train...what a thinking
Minister, Nigerian's economic situation, I demanded overhaul over every area to cut because of the economic crisis and I expect you as Minister of Finance base your expenses on condition of Nigeria's economy, which is exactly what Nigerians are saying. Please permit to ask if what President Mohammad Buhari announced to Nigerians is the same you are having or else who is contradicting who? Permit me also to ask if the buoyancy of the government is the reasons for exotic car allowance? I believe it's high time we get our priorities right in this country so we work towards outting down on expenses to boost our sick economic conditions in this country to avoid repetitions of subsequent government. Remember there people out there whom you represent as leaders aso they too wouldn't make wrong decisions and further Nigeria's trade deficit. We need wisdom from the elderly. Thank you, minister of finance
ReplyDeleteDuring Jonathan, i was fortunate enough to enter ekweremmadu's compound, i am not lying the number of cars parked in his compound is not less than 50, not to talk of the ones parked in his hpouse in Enugu, or in his village at aninri. What else does he need cars for? if they won't take innison made in Nigeria let them leave afterall we should promote made in Nigeria products, our senators need to lead the pack.
ReplyDeleteWhy should old senators who have been there for years still take cars? If they must buy new cars must it be this expensive one?
ReplyDeleteWhere is the sacrifice from the senators? They are just deceitful and selfish.
I wonder what 'common sense' Ben Bruce has to say to this?
They always want to deceive us I think the time has come for us to resist them
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