Labour Directs House of Reps Members to Reject N160 Million SUV Allocated to them
The Labour Party (LP) has ordered its members in the House of Representatives to reject the N160 million jeep about to be distributed to each of the 360 members of the House.
It also criticized the 48 member cabinet of President Tinubu, describing it as worrisome.
The party in a statement by its National Chairman, Julius Abure expressed shock at what it regards as high level of insensitivity being displayed by the presidency in the face of economic hardships in the country.
On the N160 million jeeps, it asked its members in the national assembly to oppose the unnecessary wastage of national resources in line with the ideology of the party which is social justice and equal opportunities.
Labour Party expressed shock that each of the new 48 ministers were allocated three luxurious four wheel drive vehicles on the day of their inauguration.
But Abure disclosed that the Labour Party was saddened and disappointed at the level of insensitivity being displayed by the executive and the legislative arms in President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Reacting to the development, Abure said, “We are calling on Labour Party legislators in the 10th Assembly to kick against this unnecessary wastage of resources in line with the ideology of the party which is social justice and equal opportunity for all. Nigerians will hold them responsible if they fail to live above board or give proper account of the electoral investment reposed in them. The poor must be allowed to breathe again in this country.
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“It is saddening that with deepening poverty among Nigerians the administration has decided to increase its appetite for a life of opulence to mock hardworking but underprivileged Nigerians.
How else can any government justify the bloated Federal Executive Council of 48 cabinet ministers, with each of them given three luxury four-wheel drive vehicles on the first day in office, paid for and fueled by taxpayers? This is notwithstanding hundreds of presidential and ministerial aides, as well as numerous aides to the aides who are being funded by the government.
“These vehicles will be costing Nigerians about N57.6 billion and this is happening at a time when the government claims it cannot afford to increase the minimum wage of N30,000 monthly to workers.
As things stand today, inflation is likely to hit 30 per cent by December 2023, yet all they are concerned about is the comfort of a privileged few who found themselves in public office.
“Why spend so much money on the import of and purchase of vehicles from other nations amidst the scarcity of needed foreign exchange for manufacturing? Why not empower local manufacturers such as Innoson Motor in Anambra and Peugeot Automobiles in Kaduna to save forex and boost our local economy? When our Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, said we in the Labour Party want to move the economy from consumption to production, this is what we mean – Nigeria first.”
As of the time of filing this report, efforts made to get LP legislators to confirm that they would comply with the directive were unsuccessful.
