Prof Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, stated that if he were elected president of Nigeria, he would not allow any government official to drive an imported vehicle.
Instead of driving foreign-made vehicles, Nigerian officials, according to Moghalu, should invest in and patronize indigenous alternatives.
He claimed this in a post on his X on Monday, following the House of Representatives’ pledge that members of the 10th National Assembly would soon receive vehicles to help them in their duties.
Akin Rotimi, Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, stated this in a statement.
“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,” Rotimi has said on Sunday.
However, in his X post on Monday, 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.
