THE Senator Smart Adeyemi-led Senate Committee on Federal Character and Governmental Affairs yesterday queried the N1 billion budget proposal for the purchase of new vehicles for ministers and special advisers.

The same Committee, also yesterday, turned down the budgetary proposal of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) following the failure of the Director-General of the agency, Mrs. Modupe Adelaja, to personally defend the proposals.


Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, had defended the proposal but received the objection of Committee members led by Senator Adeyemi and Committee member Ayogu Eze.


In his defence, Kingibe said the new vehicles were to be pooled, saying the ministers, special advisers and other top government officials would only use them and return them to the pool after each use. He further affirmed that the purchase of the new vehicles did not amount to a reversal of the monetisation policy earlier introduced by the immediate past administration.

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Na wah ohhh Nigerians how long shall we continue like this?What happens to the cars they are using now?When millions are out there without food and good shelter this criminals are on shooping spree with the people's money.The president is naive. He does not have confidence of his job. He allows them to control his mind. That is not the way to rule the country, Espesially Nigeria where everybody is corrupt. Yaradua needs to sit up , otherwise his government will collaspe.

this is useless country.

N1billion naira for vehicles on pot-hole roads



with this N1billion, I will build for 'abuja' a tram-system, that would take care of everyone within the city.

Me sef tire.
For how long do we have to have 1 step forward and 3 backwards??

I'm honestly really disappointed