200 Reps receive new set of official cars

Facts have emerged that at least, over 200 members of the House
of Representatives have so far taken possession of their new
Peugeot 508 official cars.

This is even as the House has refuted reports that its committee
on House services was offering cash in lieu of vehicles to some of
its members who had not been given cars.
PAN had been contracted by the House leadership to supply the
vehicles to all the 360 members as utility vehicles.

Chairman of the House committee on media and public affairs,
Hon. Abdulrazaq Namdas (APC, Adamawa), who confirmed this to New
Telegraph in a telephone chat said the cars were being supplied in
batches but denied that money was being given to lawmakers who were
yet to receive their keys.

Although Namdas could not give the exact figure, he said at
least about two third (240) of the lawmakers had accessed their
vehicles.

He said: “The last time I spoke with the chairman, House
services committee, over 200 members had been given their cars. And
I think this issue has been settled. Every member is going to get
his or her own cars.

“But I want Nigerians to know that the cars are official
vehicles. In fact, in the past two years, Honourable members have
been using their private cars and I think Nigerians should
sympathise with us.

“It is not true that Honourable members are now given cash
because they could not get cars. Every member is going to get a car
but as I have been explaining, so there is no iota of truth in the
story.”

Facts have emerged that at least, over 200 members of the House
of Representatives have so far taken possession of their new
Peugeot 508 official cars.

This is even as the House has refuted reports that its committee
on House services was offering cash in lieu of vehicles to some of
its members who had not been given cars.
PAN had been contracted by the House leadership to supply the
vehicles to all the 360 members as utility vehicles.

Chairman of the House committee on media and public affairs,
Hon. Abdulrazaq Namdas (APC, Adamawa), who confirmed this to New
Telegraph in a telephone chat said the cars were being supplied in
batches but denied that money was being given to lawmakers who were
yet to receive their keys.

Although Namdas could not give the exact figure, he said at
least about two third (240) of the lawmakers had accessed their
vehicles.

He said: “The last time I spoke with the chairman, House
services committee, over 200 members had been given their cars. And
I think this issue has been settled. Every member is going to get
his or her own cars.

“But I want Nigerians to know that the cars are official
vehicles. In fact, in the past two years, Honourable members have
been using their private cars and I think Nigerians should
sympathise with us.

“It is not true that Honourable members are now given cash
because they could not get cars. Every member is going to get a car
but as I have been explaining, so there is no iota of truth in the
story.”