The secret distribution of the first batch of the brand new 1o8 sports utility vehicles to 36 senators last Thursday has started generating tension and ill feelings among members of the upper chamber.
Punch, has it that their investigations has revealed that each senator from the 36 states had collected the keys to the land cruiser jeeps.
It was also gathered that only identified members of the pro-Saraki’s like minds senators were favoured in the distribution of the vehicles.
A senator of the house who craved anonymity, alleged that “those who collected the keys to the vehicles were identified supporters of Saraki who had been following him to court since his corruption case started. So they were been rewarded for their loyalty.
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.
“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 ” He added.
