- The members of the House of Representatives have complained about the delay in delivery of their N6.1 billion exotic cars
- The House members are said to be unhappy about the delayed delivery
- The cars - Peugeot 508 series - were expected to be delivered at N17 each by Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited
The members of the House of Representatives are reportedly not happy over the stalled delivery of some exotic cars worth N6.1 billion ordered for them, Punch reports.
The 360 members of the House are entitled to an official vehicle - utility or committee vehicle - every four years.
However, it was gathered that the vehicles worth N6.1 billion are yet to be delivered since the lawmakers resumed duty in 2015.
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NAIJ.com gathered that these lawmakers complained to the leadership of the House that they were done with suffering.
The members are said to have being using their personal cars to work and go on oversight functions for the past two years .
Also, 223 'freshers' of the 360 House members were said to be most pained as they fuel their cars for work and other National Assembly duties.
Members also, have moved further to demand explanation to the Speaker of the House Yakubu Dogara on the stalled delivery.
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In 2015, the House had contracted Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited to supply 360 Peugeot 508 series late to the lawmakers.
The cars, NAIJ.com gathered are to be supplied at N17 million each.
An official of the House also confirmed that the cars were expected to be supplied in batches starting with delivery to 50 of its female members in August 2016.
The officials said since then only 175 members of the House has received their deliveries two years into their four year-tenure as others are still paying from their pockets.
“Members are tired and they can no longer keep calm. It was learnt that the hiccups were caused by what the House later discovered to be ‘Peugeot’s lack of capacity’ to deliver the cars because of the huge number.
“It has got to a pathetic situation whereby members scramble for the few units that are delivered.
“As a matter of fact, they have been compelled to lobby the House Services Committee chairman so that they will be among the lucky ones to get the cars," another official said.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that members of the House of Representatives were expected to get exotic cars by June 2016.
The lawmakers while justifying the need for the cars said they were made by a Nigerian automobile firm.
Also some members of the Senate started receiving their own delivery of cars last year despite the economy crunch experienced by all in Nigeria.
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