Coalition resorts to protest, lawsuit to stop purchase of N57b SUVs for lawmakers

...• Procurement highly provocative amid biting hunger, says HURIWA, in collaboration with the management of the National Assembly, have already given out separate contracts for the vehicles.

Also, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations is gearing up to embark on mass protest against the move by the National Assembly, The Guardian was informed. Recall that SERAP in August filed the suit number FHC/L/CS/1606/2023 before the Federal High Court challenging the legality of the spending of billions of naira by the National Assembly to purchase exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials.

“Unless you exercise your executive powers and discharge your constitutional oath of office act as recommended, the lawmakers would go ahead to procure and take delivery of the N57.6 billion vehicles, and thereby present the court with a fait accompli. It would invariably hamstring the ability of the court to do justice in the pending suit and applications for injunction,” SERAP said.

However, House of Representatives’ spokesman, Akin Rotimi, who tried to provide clarification on the matter, said: “The vehicles to be allocated are utility operational vehicles tied to their oversight functions in the discharge of their duties in the standing committees. They are not personal vehicles gifted to members.”

Findings on the specific make of the vehicles revealed that each has a four-wheel drive mechanism, central locking system, terrain camera view, and many other off-road features like Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, 10-speaker audio system, 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, 8-way power-adjustable passenger seat, heated and ventilated front seats, quad-zone climate control, wireless charging and head-up display.

Also, the Human Rights Writers Association called on Nigerians to stage peaceful protest against the National Assembly for demonstrating high level of insensitivity, adding that it is very unreasonable to spend the country’s hard-earned resources on luxury of lawmakers. The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, in the Feb. 25, election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, seeking to dismiss and set aside the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, .

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