The Senate on Tuesday, justified its decision to buy 36 Sport Utility Vehicles for its members just as it clarified that the money was sourced from its 2015 budget.
Chairman, Committee on Senate Services, Senator Abdullahi Gobir, who made the clarification in an interview with journalists, also described as untrue, insinuations that senators collected car loans, shortly after inauguration of the 8th Senate.
He said each of the senators from the 36 states, who are either chairman or vice-chairman of committees, got a vehicle, with the understanding of their two other colleagues.
He also put the value of each of the Land Cruiser VXR V8 vehicles at N36.6m including the cost of purchase, and other taxes.
He said, “A lot has been happening within the last two days concerning the issue of cars vis a vis car loan, and cost of the car and we feel it is necessary to come out and inform the public about what it is so that people can have a better understanding of the whole thing to avoid wrong perception as being created among Nigerians.
“First, I would like to say that the issue that we bought 108 cars is totally wrong, It is not correct. We bought 36 cars. These 36 cars because each senator in each state is either a Chairman or a Vice Chairman and we gave one car to each state.
“We don’t have money to buy 108 cars. On the issue of buying cars without appropriation. This is totally wrong because this has been appropriated for in the 2015 budget.
“So we used what we have in the 2015 budget to buy the 36 cars so that it can go round to each state.
“On the issue of the cost of the car, the showroom price, the cost of the car is N36.5m and we are surprised. The car we bought is Land Cruiser VXR V8 not V6, therefore the showroom price is about N31m minimum and when you put 10 Per cent tax it becomes 36.5m.
In fact you can go to the internet and download it. It is very simple, we can give you the website, we have several items we downloaded from the internet, you can see them.This particular car costs about $90,000.
“By the time you multiply that you will have about N28.8m so when you add tax, you will end up with about N37m. So I think what we have purchased the car for is very reasonable and.sensite to economic challenge.
“We are supposed to buy 109 cars but because of the paucity of funds, because of our sensitivity and concern for lack of funds we bought only 36 to go round per state.
“There is no minister that hasn’t got about three or four cars, One land cruiser, maybe a backup and two Hilux cars. There is no director in the civil service that hasn’t got a car, there is no perm sec that hasn’t got a land cruiser.
“In fact every House of Assembly has either a Prado or a Land Cruiser and here is a senator you say he cannot have one Land Cruiser.
“On the issue of car loan, let me tell you, the car loan that we were given, we have not taken, hear it from me, we did not take the car loan. No senator was given car loan we did not take it.
“Currently we have money for 36 vehicles and we procured 36. We had a close session and we all agreed that we should give one car per state, we sat down and agreed, who needs the car most and that was what happened.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Ma God go judge una. See people in poverty and you are acting like emperors
ReplyDeleteWoow dull argument. The ministers and co have land cruiser or prado so senators must have one too.
ReplyDeleteNigerians deserve it. We are still praising them and shouting honorable when we are supposed to be doing the opposite. We deserve it.
ReplyDeleteThey have gone to china 2 collect loan just for jeep
ReplyDelete#28m cost of cars add 10% tax =37m. How this fool take get #9m as 10% of #28m? Politicians are evil.
ReplyDeleteMyst they buy luxury cars?
ReplyDeleteFunny enough they can never utilize the comfort installed in those cars. Only for drivers to drive around like the usual saloon cars.
ReplyDeleteI also do not believe the story that they only did one vehicle per state, its more likely they come up with that story when they got caught. the 36 vehicles were probably phase1 of the purchase
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DeleteProbably?
DeleteDid you not read some days ago when one of them was 'crying' that they were marginalized in the distribution? that the first phase was given to only the pro-Saraki senators and that they (anti-Saraki have to wait for the second batch?
So its not 'probably' , its 'actually' - Others will get theirs soon. Quote me
May God help our country,Amen..It is obvious that these people go into government just for the purpose of looting and the luxury life.It is now very clear that they dnt have the interest of the masses at heart.Just imagine their priorities @ this of our economy.."car",36.5m each..ouch!!...Dear Lord!
ReplyDeleteThis is a lost opportunity for Nigeria's Senate to suppport Made-in-Nigeria products by purchasing Innoson Vehicles.
ReplyDeleteAll Ministers, State Reps, DGs and NASS drive Toyota Prados or Landcruisers.....and we wonder why Japan is the worlds 3rd biggest economy
God have mercy!!!! Why are these politicians so insensitive to the plight of what Nigeria and Nigerians are going through. Why is it that these political class and top civil servants are so bent on having their corruptive ways all the times? Why ? Why? This man story does not add up at all; bought each car at N28 million and N8 million as taxes and what have you. Who audit the expenses of these assemblies? This country is terminally ill. Corruption is the terminal sickness, the sickness side effects are kidnapping, Insurgency, human trafficking etc.... God have mercy, save this land...
ReplyDeleteWhen a man has no shame, just leave him to act as he deems fit.
ReplyDeleteThese guys are just shameless
They shall all Die in plane crash.
ReplyDeleteSENATOR GOBIR, I SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR DEFENSE OF VEHICLES BOUGHT ON BEHALF OF 36 STATES OF THE FEDERATION. YOU GAVE A BREAKDOWN OF THE EXPENDITURE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR LEVEL OF HONESTY ABOUT THE EXPENDITURE. MY FIRST QUESTION ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF LAND CRUISER V8 VEHICLES AT N36.6 MILLION EACH IS WHY NOT PURCHASE THE V6 VEHICLES WHOSE COST SHOULD, BY FAR, BE LESS THAN THE V8 ENGINE! MY KNOWLEDGE OF HIGHWAYS AND ROADS IN NIGERIA DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A V8 ENGINE, RATHER A V6 ENGINE WOULD HAVE SERVED THE SAME PURPOSE OR EVEN BETTER PURPOSE THAN THE V8 ENGINE! PRUDENT ECONOMIC MEASURE WAS NOT EXHIBITED BY PAYING N36.6 MILLION EACH FOR 36 VEHICLES! REALISTICALLY, YOU SHOULD HAVE NEGOTIATED FOR A REASONABLE DISCOUNTS SINCE YOU WERE PURCHASING 3 DOZENS OF VEHICLES INSTEAD OF ONE! YOUR COMMITTEE SHOULD LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF SECURING A REFUND FOR THE DISCOUNT ALLOWANCE. ON A MORE SERIOUS OPINION, NIGERIANS ARE APTLY SENSITIVE TO UNDUE USE OF THEIR LEAN RESOURCES. OUR SENATORS SHOULD HENCEFORTH BE CONSIDERATE OF THE AVAILABLE LEAN RESOURCES WHICH IS OBVIOUS TO THE CONCERNED CITIZENRY. CRUDE OIL FUNDS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND THE COUNTRY MUST LOOK INTO OTHER VIABLE AREAS OF ADJUSTING THE ECONOMY. IN THE INTERIM, WE MUST LEARN TO MANAGE WHAT WE HAVE EQUITABLY RATHER THAN RESORTING TO BORROWING WITH VERY HIGH INTEREST.RATE. CHEAPER VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FOR THE SENATORS RATHER THAN EXPENSIVE AND LUXURIOUS LAND CRUISERS. CONCLUSIVELY, MY BROTHERLY ADVICE TO OUR SENATORS AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS IS THAT THEY MUST ALWAYS RESPECT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO VOTED THEM AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. THEY SHOULD LOOK AROUND THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SEE HOW MANY OF THEIR PEOPLE CAN AFFORD THREE SWEAR MEALS A DAY; NOT TO MENTION HAVING A VEHICLE! EDUCATION HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE IN ROADS TO OUR YOUTHS; AND AS SUCH, OUR REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD HAVE A CHANGE OF MIND AND BE READILY AVAILABLE TO CONTRIBUTE CONSIDERABLY TO THE WELFARE OF THEIR PEOPLE RATHER THAN ENGAGING IN PERSONAL WEALTH ENRICHMENT. IF CARE IN NOT TAKEN, NIGERIANS MAY OPT FOR THE ELIMINATION OF SENATE AND OPT FOR ONLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE TWO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BODIES ARE BECOMING VERY EXPENSIVE FOR OUR LEAN ECONOMY! MY PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION IS TO MAKE BOTH HOUSES A PART TIME RATHER THAN A FULL TIME AFFAIRS. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO LEAD NIGERIA IN THE PATH OF RESURRECTION, AMEN!
ReplyDeleteBUYING EXOTIC CARS WHILE POOR ELIGIBLE AND RIGHTFUL CITIZENS ARE WRITHING IN ABJECT POVERTY...........ONLY GOD WILL JUDGE....TUPAC
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ReplyDeleteThe Federal Government has ordered the sales of uncleared imported vehicles into
the country in the last three months. Those willing to get a vehicle at 39% off the
actual priceNOTE:
(1) Buyers coming to Seme Border should come along with
their border permit as an evidence of transaction to enter the seme Warehouse and
buyers should not come along with money and should not pay any money to anyone
on the Gate!!!
(2) All home vehicle delivery are off no cost and car must be fully cleared
before it will be allowed to leave the warehouse. Also know its when the car is
delivered before buyers should pay for the vehicle,Vehicles are to be delivered to a
nearest police station that is provided by the buyer for security reasons. We sell bag of
rice from 50 bags, and it is being sold N5000 for big bag and N2500 for small bag per
bag
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Acura MDX # 600,000
Acura TL #500,000
Acura ZDX # 700,000
Audi A4 # 400,000
Audi A6 #600,000
BMW 3-Series # 650,000
BMW 5-Series # 850,000
BMW X5 # 850,000
BMW X6 # 1M
Ford Escape # 600,000
Ford Explorer # 500,000
Honda Accord # 550,000
Honda City #500,000
Honda Civic # 500,000
Honda Crosstour #850,000
Honda CR-V # 750,000
Honda Odyssey #650,000
Honda Pilot # 850,000
Hyundai Accent #550,000
Hyundai Elantra # 450,000
Infiniti FX45 # 1.2M
Infiniti QX4 # 950,000
Isuzu Trooper # 750,000
Jaguar S-Type #450,000
Jeep Liberty # 1.3M
Kia Sorento # 550,000
Land Rover Discovery # 1.6M
Land Rover Freelander # 1.3M
Land Rover LR3 #850,000
Land Rover LR4 # 800,000
Land Rover Range Rover ?#?2M?
Land Rover # 1.5M
Range Rover Sport # 1.6M
Land Rover Vogue# 1.3M
Lexus GS # 1M
Lexus GX460 # 950,000
Lexus RX 300 #650,000
Lexus RX 330 # 750,000
Lexus RX 350 # 850,000
Mazda 6 # 550,000
Mazda 626 # 650,000
Mazda MPV #650,000
Mercedes-Benz C-Class # 650,000
Mercedes-Benz E-Class # 750,000
Mercedes-Benz G-Class #550,000
Mercedes-Benz GLK #750,000
Mercedes-Benz ML # 900,000
Mitsubishi Endeavour # 350,000
Nissan Altima # 450,000
Nissan Armada #850,000
Nissan Maxima # 550,000
Nissan Murano #500,000
Nissan Pathfinder # 500,000
Nissan Primera #300,000
Nissan Xterra # 550,000
Peugeot 406 #430,000
Peugeot 407 # 500,000
Peugeot 607 # 650,000
Toyota 4Runner # 850,000
Toyota Avalon # 600,000
Toyota Avensis #750,000
Toyota Camry # 350,000 - # 1M
Toyota Corolla #550,000
Toyota FJ Cruiser # 750,000
Toyota Hiace # 1M
Toyota Highlander # 1M
Toyota HiLux # 900,000
Toyota Matrix #550,000
Toyota Prado # 1M
Toyota Rav4 # 700,000
Toyota Sequoia # 450,000
Toyota Sienna # 650,000
Toyota Tundra #800,000
Toyota Venza # 600,000
Toyota Yaris #550,000
Volkswagen Beetle#300,000
Volkswagen Golf #350,000
Volkswagen Jetta # 400,000
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