'Not personal gifts'-- reps clarify reports on purchase of bulletproof SUVs for lawmakers

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The house of representatives has reacted to reports on the procurement of sports utility vehicles for the 360 members of the lower chamber.

According to the report, each of the SUVs is valued at N160 million, totalling N57.6 billion for the purchase of the vehicles. He added that the vehicles remain the property of the national assembly within the four-year tenure of members of the house. “At the expiration of the tenure of the 10th assembly in 2027, should the extant assets deboarding policy of government still be in place, honourable members may have the option of making payment for the outstanding value of the vehicles to government coffers before they can become theirs, otherwise it remains the property of the national assembly.

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