A group of civil society organisations and 6,721 Nigerians have urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the Senate from purchasing N5.5bn luxury vehicles for its principal members.
The class action was filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, BudgIT and Enough is Enough.
In their suit, markedFHC/L/CS/1511/2019, the plaintiffs described the move by the Senate to spend N5.5bn on luxury cars as unjust, unfair and unconstitutional.
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