Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili the former vice president of the World Bank’s Africa region condemns House of Rep’s extravagant spending on 360 SUV luxury cars at this point of Nigeria’s economic crisis.
Obiageli, the economic policy expert has expressed her disappointment at the current deed of Nigerian government.
Reports has it that the government has proposed a procurement cost of cars worth N160 million each for the members of the House of Representatives.
According to Obiageli the statement released by the Spokesman of the House of Representative is extremely ludicrous and insensitive.
In her words she wrote;
“So that vexing news turned out to be accurate.
I read the extremely ludicrous and duplicitous statement released by the Spokesman of the on their insensitive purchase of 360 Toyota SUVs for themselves.
You all had the audacity to spend scarce public resources on luxury cars at a time majority of their citizens cannot feed, transport themselves, pay school fees and hospital bills due to cost of living crisis?
At this stage, it is evident you want to continue with your serial bad behavior.
Since not even 1 of you fellows saw the heartlessness of that decision to buy 360 new Toyota SUVs for yourselves at this time of severe economic distress of the citizens and country, please know that you all are the biggest threat to our Democracy.
Just know that a day cometh and very soon too, when it would be your fed-up Nigerian Citizens and not the Military that will rise up and collectively chase all of you grossly irresponsible and insensitive people out of office.
And very soon too”.
She mentioned that she could not believe that the government will spend scarce public resources on luxury cars at this time where majority of Nigerians cannot feed, transport themselves, pay school fees and hospital bills due to high cost of living is the time where government chose to sponsor squandering act like this.
Via her X page, she poured her grievances concerning the issue and hoped that one day, the repercussion of their insensitive deeds will catch up with them sooner.
