The Center for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, called the action of leading members of the Ninth Assembly and other leading government officials, who proposed N5.5bn for the purchase of luxury cars as part of the obligation in the performance of their duties. and unfair to Nigerians.

NOG media officer Toyin Odofin, in a press stamp signed on behalf of the Center’s president, Debo Adeniran, stated: “Spending a whopping sum of N5.550 billion to buy luxury cars for top members of the 9th Senate it is unfair and unjust, it negates the constitutional oath taken by members to perform their duties in the interest of the well-being and prosperity of Nigeria and its citizens, as contained in the Seventh Schedule to the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 (as amended).

This is the 20th year of this civil government and this is called the 9th Assembly but we haven’t registered much progress in terms of legislative morality, conscience, ethics and responsibility.

However, it was collected that all legislators and some senior government officials in the National Assembly will spend no less than N50 million on cars. In a country that has various economic challenges, the oversight function of legislators should not be based on buying luxury cars, where other things are thrown away, such an amount of money can help fix the health and education sectors in the country.

Although the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT, Enough is Enough (EiE), and 6,721 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court to stop the National Assembly Services Commission (NASS) from paying N5. 550 million budgeted for the purchase of luxury cars for the main members of the 9th Chamber of Senators, and to prevent the Chamber of Senators from collecting the money until the amount proposed by the Chamber of Senators is revised downwards.

The lawsuit was filed on Friday in the Federal High Court, Ikoyi and Lagos by Kolawole Oluwadare and supported by an affidavit of urgency. However, no date has been set for the hearing of the lawsuit.

The Chief of CACOL added that “we must continue denouncing this action, because once we keep quiet they like it and then they leave believing that they have overwhelmed us. It is reprehensible and totally unacceptable.

The Nigerian people must not give up on this issue. Furthermore, we remain convinced that official corruption must be tackled head-on, if Nigeria is to breathe a sigh of relief and turn back from an apparent journey to economic and social perdition. Therefore, our full commitment and support to the war against the ogre of corruption, however, to the fight to achieve the goals set by the current federal government and to match the wishes of the majority of Nigerians.”