SAN FRANCISCO, August 07, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives said it has taken delivery of 200 of the 360 Peugeot 508 cars it ordered from Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited (PAN) worth N3.4 billion.
The Spokesman of the House, Abdulrazak Namdas, confirmed the delivery of the cars saying that the initial contract was N10 million for each car but the price was reviewed upward to N17m per car, totalling N6.1 billion for 360 cars.
“Over 200 have been supplied out of 360, and we are still getting more,” he stated.
“Every member will get their car by the end of this year. The issue is that the payment for the vehicle is being done in instalment.
“The House and the company, PAN, have reached an agreement to this arrangement of paying and supplying in instalment.
“Of course not all the members can get their cars at the same time, and we have explained to them (lawmakers) why this cannot be possible.”
Of the total budget for the legislature at N125bn, the Senate will spend N2.6bn on automobiles while the House budgeted the sum of N6.1bn.
THEWILL recalls that when the news of the allocation for cars broke, some Nigerians reacted angrily, wondering the need for that at a critical period in the nation but the lawmakers defended their action, saying the vehicles would enable them carry out their oversight functions.
