#ClimateAction: Ben Bruce Buys Lucid Electric Car, Urges FG To Ban Combustion Car By 2035
By Kalu Nwokoro Idika
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Senator Ben Bruce who represented Bayelsa East Senatorial District at the National Assembly from 2015 to 2019 under the umbrella of the People’s Democratic Party and a strong advocate of Climate Action has purchased a yet to be manufactured Lucid Electric Car.
Ben Bruce when he was still a serving Senator introduced a bill for the adoption of electric cars in the country by 2035 but the senator unfortunately withdrew the bill after he was attacked by his colleagues on the floor of the upper legislative chamber.
Moreover, Murray-Bruce noted that the country was spending N1 trillion on fuel subsidy.
The lawmaker argued that by introducing electric cars, fuel subsidy “will automatically be gone” with the government having funds for eduction and infrastructure.
“Combustion engine cars has continued to cause deaths through uncontrolled pollution. Secondly, we have been spending over N1 trillion annually subsidising fuel in this country,” he said.
“By introducing electric cars, fuel subsidy will automatically be gone and those funds will be used for infrastructure and education. All industrialised nations have set a date and Nigeria will be the first African country.
“To charge your electric cars, all the filling stations will be replaced with solar charging stations. Thankfully, this country is blessed with sunlight 365 days in a year.
“Electric cars are outselling petrol cars as witnessed in Norway few weeks ago. It makes more sense to build Nigeria’s biggest power plant than refineries”, Ben added
Two senators who contributed to the debate kicked against the bill.
Barau Jibrin, senator representing Kano north, said what the bill is seeking do is not “feasible.”
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“Making it mandatory that everyone should resort to using electric cars at a given day is not feasible,” Jibrin said.
On his part, Andrew Uchendu, senator representing Rivers north-east, said the bill did not comply with order 77 of their standing rules which borders on financial implication.
Ben Bruce was expressly admonished to withdraw the bill.
Withdrawing the bill, Murray-Bruce said: “For the sake of my colleagues, I’ll withdraw the bill. You don’t belong to the 21st century and I understand.”
However, announcing the purchase of the new electric car Ben Bruce said, “In practising what I preach, I recently put a deposit on this yet to be manufactured Lucid Electric Car.
“Delivery is early next year. It’s capable of more miles per charge than a Tesla. An amazing machine. Nigeria should ban all combustion Engine cars by 2035. #ClimateAction”
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