The plaintiffs argued that spending “such a huge sum on luxury cars for the lawmakers was unjust and unfair.' Nigeria NationalAssembly Senate
Some 6,721 concerned Nigerians, including the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , BudgIT and Enough is Enough , at the weekend initiated action at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos against the ninth Senate over plan to spend N5.550 billion on vehicles for its principal officers.
They also want a declaration that the decision was in breach of Section 57 of the Public Procurement Act 2007, Paragraph 1, Code of Conduct for Public Officers of the 1999 Constitution and Oath of Office of the constitution. They also contended that the proposed spending by the ninth Senate raises pertinent questions, including “what is the economic value and contribution of the vehicles sought to be purchased to the grand scheme of Nigeria’s economy? What are the parameters used the interest of the well-being and prosperity of Nigeria and its citizens as contained in the Seventh Schedule of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution to arrive at cost efficiency and value for money in the decision to purchase the vehicles?...
Other claimants in the suit filed by the Deputy Director of SERAP, Kolawole Oluwadare and supported by an affidavit of urgency, included Bring Back Our Girls co-conveners, Oby Ezekwesili, and Aisha Yesufu; Jibrin Ibrahim; Edetaen Ojo; Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi and Deji Adeyanju.The suit read in part: “A public officer shall not put himself in a position where his personal interest conflicts with his official duties. But the plan to spend N5.
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