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Labour Party lawmakers in the National Assembly have ignored the advice of the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, not to be a part of the luxury official vehicles being planned for legislators.

Abure had, in a statement on Monday, said the National Assembly leadership was planning to buy a Sport Utility Vehicle worth N160m for each lawmaker.

Abure, who described the alleged plan as insensitive and condemnable given the dire economic situation in the country, urged lawmakers elected on the platform of the Labour Party not to be a part of the profligate spending.

But when asked on Thursday whether LP lawmakers would do as Abure said, the lawmaker representing Delta Aniocha North and South, Ngozi Okolie, said Abure’s demands were unrealistic particularly because he had yet to provide them with alternatives to carry out their jobs.

The LP lawmaker said, “The SUVs are meant to aid our jobs as lawmakers, particularly as it relates to our oversight functions.

“Yes, he can say that the economy is struggling but having one official vehicle as federal lawmakers isn’t frivolous; it’s a necessity.”

Okolie noted that Nigerians were quick to attack lawmakers over things like this whereas politicians at the state level get more benefits than federal lawmakers.

He said, “Commissioners and House of Assembly get up to two to three of such cars whereas National Assembly are only getting one car each, yet he (Abure) is complaining and telling us not to collect it. Does he have any to give to us?

“Is he going to give us work tools to carry out our jobs or does he have an alternative for us? Has Abure told the in his state in Edo, not to take the official vehicles given to them?”

The lawmaker further argued that it was cheaper to buy those vehicles than hire one every time they needed to go on an oversight.

Similarly, the lawmaker representing Igbo Etiti and Uzo-Uwani constituencies in Enugu State, Stainless Nwodo, said President Bola Tinubu deserved commendation for approving such vehicles for lawmakers.

Nwodo said, “National Assembly should pray for the President and give him three ‘Gbosas’ for his magnanimity to the lawmakers.

“Nobody in the National Assembly is against the SUV, when the SUV comes, we will collect it and use it to bring more benefits to our constituencies; because in the real sense, it is for the constituents.”

The lawmaker added, “I don’t want to believe the chairman of the party said so, because did he give us any vehicle to do our jobs?

“Attributing his reason to economic hardship is pure blackmail. In the first instance, the vehicle is for each constituency, not the personal vehicle for the .

“Also, we need these SUVs to ply the bad roads in our constituencies when we need to visit them and deliver goodies to them. This is why the Speaker and the Senate President decided that SUVs are better to visit our constituencies.

“My own stance is that I will take the SUV and use it to deliver dividends to my constituents.”

On his part, the lawmaker representing Edo South Senatorial District, Neda Imasuen, said he would wait for the vehicles to arrive before making a decision.

Senator Imasuen said, “I’d urge you to wait until that happens, then we will revisit the issue. I wouldn’t want to count my chickens before they hatch.

“Labour Party has eight senators out of 109 and about 35 in the House of Representatives out of 360. So, I don’t know if it would make any difference if the lawmakers in the party take it or not.

“I don’t think telling them to take or reject would make any difference, I don’t think it would affect anything.

“Having said that, we haven’t been given any vehicle yet, but they said they would give.”

https://punchng.com/lp-lawmakers-shun-abure-set-to-collect-suvs/

The Labour Party lawmakers must've been induced by Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to listen to Abure.


Even Obi would love to ride in an SUVs worth N160m .

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

Everyone is taking so they should also take. Its dumb if they don't take.

Important thing is deliver to your people. We saw one LP house of reps man help his community just 3 weeks after resumption. That's the kind of news we want to hear. Make your constituency feel your impact, change their lives especially in important projects that will benefit them.

Seconded

OneCandleAway:
Everyone is taking so they should also take. Its dumb if they don't take.

Important thing is deliver to your people. We saw one LP house of reps man help his community just 3 weeks after resumption. That's the kind of news we want to hear. Make your constituency feel your impact, change their lives especially in important projects that will benefit them.

The lawmakers are not scared of abure because they know he's not the labour party chairman

Urheaster:


Labour Party lawmakers are already induced by Bola Ahmed Tinubu the cocaine sniffing vagabond

Are you saying they are not as upright as you made us to believe? Probably their master, Obi is also dragging baba because baba hasn't tell him to name his price too

Nothing bad about it, it is their entitlement.

PDPLPC. They are all one and the same..

Afterall, alot of these LP politicians defected from APC or PDP.

Even Obi would take it if he were to be among and the OBIdient criminals will defend him

The supreme monkey only disguise. He's gbajue original

It's a great insult to adulthood to say you're an adult.

I'm very sure you know NOTHING about separation of power

Urheaster:


Labour Party lawmakers are already induced by Bola Ahmed Tinubu the cocaine sniffing vagabond

dre11:




https://punchng.com/lp-lawmakers-shun-abure-set-to-collect-suvs/

Nlfpmod

Mr Abure, ex-LP Chairman, was too hasty in his response.

When I first read about the cars, my first reaction is what is the alternative and is the alternative cheaper?
A Senator/HOR is not a cheap office in the level of governance and it's a demotivation if you don't give them a car and can't proffer alternative to how they can meet such need. Should they trek or take bolt or uber? If they use their private cars, who pays for their official visits on oversight?

I don't believe in profligacy but this one requires intelligent suggestions. Perhaps we should revisit the monetization of such needs as done during Pa Obj tenure. Check my signature for free stuffs!

I no blame them. Nigerians always hate waste and corruption till it is their turn to benefit from it.

DMerciful Come and call them out on social media, they will read your comment inside a 2023 Toyota Landcruiser worth 130,000,000....

Why are you happy that the politicians are shortchanging Nigerians?

seanfer:
DMerciful Come and call them out on social media, they will read your comment inside a 2023 Toyota Landcruiser worth 130,000,000....

Shey na those wey wan change Nigeria be this


Bunch of Clowns

Before nko? They are hungry set of people

Urheaster:
Seconded

Whatever happened to principles. They should take it because others are taking it. It also means they should steal because others are stealing too.
Labour party, PDP, APC are all different faces of the same thing like we have always maintained.

They should collect the SUVs abeg. After all it's part of the national cake. Who no like better thing?

Any of the Labour Party NASS member who collected that SUV must be a bastards and may those Greek gift be the begining of their unending miseries while this nation is in a sorry state of economic mess. It will never be well with them.

They must not be rewarded with another opportunity
to go to the NASS. Legislators in other climes are not fitted with money-buy overs or undeserving allowing or "money prayer messages"

If you think they gonna reject SUV, you don Jonze 😂

Good

.
.dollar is getting to ₦2000 by December .

Yoruba Ronu people .. share this post if you have received your senses yet.

When I said LP is not different from APC or PDP, they will cry insult me. Obidient will turn a blind eye on this now cos their eyes is clear. I really want to see LP senators and Rep project at the end of 4yrs.

dre11:


https://punchng.com/lp-lawmakers-shun-abure-set-to-collect-suvs/

Soup sweet.

All these politicians sef. Bunch of Jobestinas and lienuses. Spits

That joke call LP

Shebi they will look for votes later

dre11:


https://punchng.com/lp-lawmakers-shun-abure-set-to-collect-suvs/

Who will not want to enjoy SUV. LP is not saint.

they dont labour in vain

Are LP the people who allocated
Money for such?

The govt being led by a drug lord is spend thrift