Nigerians have praised Members of the Anambra State House of Assembly for reportedly rejecting the Toyota Prado SUV which the state government was said to be planning to distribute to them, preferring instead, the locally manufactured Innoson SUV so as to save cost.
The lawmakers were said to have argued that the purchase of Toyota Prado SUVs to the tune of almost N1billion was an unnecessary waste of funds when a similar vehicle produced by Innoson Motors Limited, Nnewi, would cost much less.
According to the lawmakers, Anambra State government should toe the line of other governors of the South East and South–South zones that have been patronizing the local car manufacturing company, adding that it was improper for Governor Willie Obiano to be patronizing dealers of foreign vehicles when Innoson Motors was located in his state.
Taking to Twitter, Nigerians called on the federal and state governments, as well as the National Assembly members to emulate the Anambra lawmakers. Read some of the comments below.
