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Nigeria's National assembly has been dragged to court over its plan to spend N5.5 billion on luxury cars.
Senate
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT
and Enough is Enough (EiE) and over 6,721 concerned Nigerians have
dragged the National Assembly to High Court to stop it from spending N5.
5Billion to buy luxuru cars for principal officials.
The case which has been filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos
seeks to “Restrain , Prevent and Stop the National Assembly Service
Commission from paying or releasing the sum of N5.550 billion budgeted
for purchase of luxury cars for principal members of the ninth Senate,
and to restrain and stop the Senate from collecting the money until the
downward review of the amount proposed by the Senate.”
In suit number FHC/L/CS/1511/2019, the case was filed last Friday
at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi Lagos, by Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP
deputy director and supported by an affidavit of urgency.
Among the 6,721 concerned Nigerians who joined the suit as
co-plaintiffs with SERAP, BudgIT and EiE are the Bring Back Our Girls
(BBOG) co-conveners, Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu; Jibrin Ibrahim;
Edetaen Ojo; Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, and Deji Adeyanju.
The plaintiffs made a lot of aruements among which are the fact that “Spending
a huge sum of N5.550 billion to buy luxury cars for principal members
of the ninth Senate is unjust and unfair. It negates the constitutional
oath of office made by members to perform their functions in the
interest of the well-being and prosperity of Nigeria and its citizens,
as contained in the Seventh Schedule of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution
(as amended).”
“The proposed spending by the ninth Senate raises pertinent
questions: What is the economic value and contribution of the vehicles
sought to be purchased to the grand scheme of Nigeria’s economy? What
are the parameters used to arrive at cost efficiency and value for money
in the decision to purchase the vehicles? Where are the vehicles
purchased by the eighth Senate?”
The plaintiffs also argued that “The failure or refusal by the
Senate to comply with legal and constitutional provisions is nothing but
an act of arbitrariness. The money could be better allocated to more
important sectors of the National Assembly expenditure – like
constituency projects and National Assembly-endowed educational
scholarships.”
After the whole arguments, the plaintiffs want the court to determine “Whether
the plan to spend N5.550 billion to buy vehicles for principal members
of the ninth Senate is not in breach of Section 57[4] of the Public
Procurement Act 2007, Paragraph 1 of Code of Conduct for Public Officers
[Fifth Schedule Part 1] of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria 1999 [as amended] and Oath of office [Seventh Schedule] of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999”.
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