Onuesoke Knocks Reps Members For Rejecting Made In Nigeria Vehicles

"If they can make laws banning importation of products made in Nigeria, then what prevents them from patronizing vehicles made in Nigeria as official cars".... Onuesoke queries.

"While the borders are closed because they wanted the masses to patronize Nigerian products, 95% of the lawmakers do not have a grain of Nigerian rice in their homes".


The rejection of made in Nigeria vehicles by members of the Lower Chambers of the Nigerian legislature, the House of Representatives in preference for foreign models, has received condemnation from a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The PDP Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke  while condemning the decision, expressed  displeasure over the news making the rounds that members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have chosen to buy foreign cars as utility vehicles, after rejecting an initial proposal to patronise local car makers like Innoson Motors.

Onuesoke who condemned the action of the lawmakers while speaking to journalists in Ibadan, Oyo state disclosed that if our federal lawmakers do not trust made in Nigeria cars or promote and patronize locally assembled products, then any of them do have the moral right to ask Nigerians to buy locally made products.

The former Delta State governorship aspirant who described the lawmakers action as unpatriotic, argued that, if they can make laws banning importation of products made in Nigeria, then what prevents them from patronizing vehicles made in Nigeria as official cars.

The PDP Chieftain stated that he does not  have any problem with the lawmakers  acquiring frivolous assets to their undeserved duties, but, he however expected them to be patriotic about it.

"What's wrong with patronizing Innoson Motors, after all, the company also has the same brand and luxury as Toyota? This country is a season movies".

"I wonder how our economy would grow with this set of individuals who cannot patronize a product made in their country and they will still be the ones advertising to the nation on the need to patronize made in Nigeria products. Who do they think they are fooling? They don’t create jobs. Those who finally do, they don’t support, neither do they promote them. Its such a pity", he stated.

He called on Nigerians to speak out against the unpatriotic antics of the Federal  lawmakers because, if the lawmakers are made to invest in the local firm, it will not only reduce unemployment, but it will also trickle down to growth of  our local businesses.

"This is democracy in Nigeria style. There are no good roads, no electricity, no security, no jobs, poor dilapidated schools and N30,000 minimum wage; that is if they get paid. Yet the lawmakers are spending the poor tax payers money in purchasing expensive exotic imported vehicles as officials cars. They banned the poor masses from eating imported rice, but they cannot ban themselves from importing imported cars", he lamented.

He stressed that while the borders are closed because they wanted the masses to patronize Nigerian products, 95% of the lawmakers do not have a grain of Nigerian rice in their homes.

The former Delta State Governorship aspirant maintained that the move by the federal lawmakers is a huge let down to the Nigerian people, stressing that, foreigners  do not buy Nigerian cars and they might never do.

"Therefore, it behooves on Nigerians to do the right thing by buying Nigerian cars. If lawmakers cannot do this, then who will?" He asked.

He advised the Federal lawmakers to emulate members of Anambra State House of Assembly for towing the line of South East and South South governors in patronizing Innoson Motors home products.