The National Assembly leadership has revealed plans to allocate 40 Prado Jeep SUVs to outgoing Commissioners of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC), SaharaReporters has learnt.
The development has sparked controversy, with some PCC workers viewing the decision as a questionable use of resources given the prevailing economic condition of Nigeria.
Checks by SaharaReporters shows that a unit of Prado Jeep of 2022 model cost between N70 million to N100 million. This means that 40 units of the vehicle is around at least N2.8billion.
Some staff of the commission, who spoke to SaharaReporters on condition of anonymity, revealed that the outgoing Commissioners of the commission were appointed into office by former President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2021 for a single term of three years.
The SUVs were procured for them in 2022 Appropriations. After using the vehicles for barely two years, the vehicles are being onboarded to them at paltry N5million.
Lamenting the development, a staff of the commission told SaharaReporters that this was the height of wasteful spending under the current administration, revealing that another set of 38 Commissioners had been appointed and the commission is required to procure another 40 SUVs for them next year.
The source said,”The Commissioners were appointed in 2021 and their tenure just ended in July, 2024 because it’s a three year appointment. They are about going away with the vehicles in 2024 under two years usage.
“Guess who is approving the onboarding of the vehicles at N5 million each for these guys? Your guess is as good as mine, the leadership of the National Assembly.
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