Ben Murray-Bruce, senator
representing Bayelsa east, says Nigeria has become the laughing stock in the
world because of the “inability of senators to function in the 21st century”.
In an interview with BBC Pidgin,
Bruce accused his colleagues of heading towards the opposite direction for
rejecting a bill he sponsored on electric cars.
In April, Bruce withdrew a bill
seeking to phase out petrol cars and introduce electric vehicles by 2035. This
followed stiff opposition by his colleagues.
But in the interview, Bruce
maintained his stand on electric cars, which he described as the future.
In a video of the interview he
posted on social media, the lawmaker was seen driving an electric car.
“Nigeria is really the laughing
stock of the world because of my colleagues who cannot function in the 21st
century,” he said.
“An electric car is very
efficient. Towards your driving, it tells you how many miles you have left.
Full charge, about a hundred miles. You see how simple it is? But my colleagues
in the senate, who are in the stone age do not understand this.
“Our politicians are moving in
the opposite direction. Whether they like it or not, the world will move
towards electrical cars. That is the way of the future. Combusting engine cars
are inefficient, they kill people. Today, nobody in his right mind will build a
factory to make combusting engine cars.
“We will end up being the dumping
ground of the world because the world is moving in one direction, the Nigerian
senate is moving in the opposite direction. You replace your petrol station
with solar powered charging stations. Anytime you wanted to charge your car,
you go to the gas station, and you charge your super charge 30 minutes, you get
a hundred miles of charge. How many people drive a hundred miles, one (hundred
and) fifty kilometers a day?
“Nigeria spends over a trillion
naira every year subsidizing petrol. If they listen to me, they will be
cautious what we have and what we can benefit from this technology. If they
don’t, they will be left behind and Nigeria will be a third world country
forever. So they have a choice. Either way, I win, they lose.”
See the video below:
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayThis is what our politicians in #Nigeria need to understand! pic.twitter.com/q0iH2HQR48— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) May 6, 2019
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