Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, on Monday, said that he would not allow any government official to drive an imported vehicle if he were to be the president of Nigeria, News About Nigeria reports.
Moghalu, who said this in a post on his X account on Monday, stated that Nigerian politicians, instead of driving foreign-made vehicles, should invest in and patronize local alternatives.
The former deputy governor of the CBN said this in response to the assurance given by the House of Representatives that the members of the 10th National Assembly will soon get vehicles to ease their work.
The announcement of the vehicles was contained in a statement by Akin Rotimi, the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs on Sunday.
The statement reads in part: “For the duration of the 10th Assembly, the vehicles shall remain the property of the National Assembly at the expiration of the tenure of the 10th Assembly in 2027, should the extant assets deboarding policy of government still be in place.”
Responding to this in his post, Moghalu noted that, it is a display of patriotic leadership and commitment to reduce the cost of governance.
“If I were President of Nigeria or Governor of a State, no government official will drive a foreign-made vehicle at government expense (procurement) when we have local alternatives,” Moghalu wrote.
“That is one demonstration of patriotic leadership and commitment to cutting the cost of governance,” he added.
Moghalu was the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 general election.
