The
secret distribution of the first batch of the brand new 108 Sport Utility
Vehicles to 36 senators last Thursday has started generating tension and
ill-feelings among members of the upper chamber.
Investigations
revealed that each senator from the 36 states had collected the keys to the
Land Cruiser jeeps.
A
senator, who craved anonymity, confided on Sunday, that
only identified members of the pro-Saraki’s Like Minds Senators were favoured
in the distribution of the vehicles.
He
alleged that except for Lagos and Osun states where Saraki had no identifiable
loyalist, his supporters in the South-West geopolitical zones were already in
possession of the vehicles since Thursday.
He
said, “Those who collected their keys to the vehicles were identified Saraki
supporters who had been following him to the courts since his corruption case
started. So, they were being rewarded for their loyalty.
“The
beneficiaries from Ondo, Oyo, Ogun were die-hard loyalists of Saraki but the
beneficiaries from Lagos and Osun states were not members of the Like Minds.
The senators who collected from Lagos and Osun, had the consent of their
two other colleagues.
“I
know they would push some of us to the last batch but we are not bothered. They
met with us seeking our cooperation to move the Senate forward being members of
the same party but see the type of injustice they are perpetrating now?”
The
senator denied the campaign by the Saraki loyalists that members of the SUF
wanted to sell their own jeeps to create an impression before their
constituents that they rejected them.
He
said, “There is no way anybody could have sold the vehicles because they are
properties of the National Assembly. They were purchased by the management and
they remained the National Assembly properties until we decide to buy
them after the end of our tenure.”
The
Senate spokesperson, Sabi Abdullahi, refused to make any comment on the issue
when contacted by on Sunday.
Abdullahi
said, “I don’t want to make any comment on the issue either relating to the
distribution or the process of procurement. “
Efforts
to get the reactions of some of the beneficiaries failed on Sunday as none of
them picked their calls while text messages sent to their mobiles were
not replied.
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