Senators Not Responsible for Vehicle Procurement, Says Spoke

Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, says individual senators are not responsible for legal issues arising from the procurement of official vehicles.

Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti) said legislators played no role in the procurement process.

Reacting to a recent court ruling concerning the purchase of official vehicles for members of the National Assembly on Wednesday, Adaramodu maintained that senators were neither parties to the procurement exercise nor involved in the acquisition process.

He said the procurement of official vehicles is handled exclusively by the bureaucracy of the National Assembly, which is responsible for determining, purchasing and assigning vehicles for legislative and committee-related duties.

“The bureaucracy determines and provides official vehicles for committee work and legislative assignments. No vehicle is registered in the name of any senator,” he said.

The lawmaker explained that the vehicles remain government property throughout a senator’s tenure and are only used to facilitate official legislative responsibilities.

Adaramodu, who represents Ekiti South Senatorial District, further clarified that lawmakers can only acquire such vehicles at the end of their tenure through established government procedures and approved payment arrangements.

Adaramodu argued that any legal dispute relating to the procurement process should be directed at the relevant administrative departments within the National Assembly responsible for carrying out such transactions, rather than individual lawmakers.

“Senators were not taken to court. Procurement is handled by the appropriate departments within the National Assembly bureaucracy. Legislators have no role in the purchasing process,” he stated.

The senator reiterated…