Why We Choose Foreign-Made SUVs Over Nigerian-Made Ones – Senator Karimi

Karimi, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, in the 10th National Assembly, spoke during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Todayprogramme on Wednesday.

Asked why the lawmakers do not want a locally made vehicle, he said, “Today, we decided for Toyota because Toyota has a name and a longstanding name for quality and durability…As our local manufacturing companies develop, we are going to patronise them.”

Karimi said federal lawmakers “need the vehicles for oversights, to travel all over our constituencies”.

He added that purchasing utility vehicles isn’t illegal as Nigerian roads are very bad.

“If you look at Nigerian roads all over the Federation, we have a serious problem because nothing much has been done in the last years. Most of our roads are terribly bad,” he said.

On the choice of foreign-made brand of vehicles, the lawmaker said, “In future, as Nigerian manufacturing sector develops, we will (patronise them).”