Sunday Karimi | |
|---|---|
 Senator Sunday Karimi during a bill presentation on the floor of the Nigerian Senate | |
| Senator for Kogi West | |
| Assumed office June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Smart Adeyemi |
| Chairman of the Committee on Senate Services | |
| In office 12 June 2007 – 6 June 2011 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Kogi | |
| In office June 2011 – June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Aro Bamidele |
| Succeeded by | Leke Joseph |
| Constituency | Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Other political affiliations | People's Democratic Party (2011 to 2019) |
Sunday Steve Karimi is a Nigerian politician and senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Kogi State.[1] Karimi is the Chairman of the Committee on Senate Services.[2]
From 2011 to 2019, Karimi was the member representing Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro constituency in the House of Representatives.[3]
In October 2023, Karimi explained in an interview with Channels TV that the Senate needed to buy imported Sport Utility Vehicles for its 109 members because "Most of our roads are terribly bad."[2][4] When challenged by interviewer Seun Okinbaloye, he defended his position by saying, "Somebody that is a minister has more than three Land Cruisers, Prado, and other vehicles, and you are not asking them questions; why us?"[5]
- ^ Nnakaike, Victoria (2023-03-08). "Karimi, senator-elect, gets Certificate of Return, promises to make Kogi West proud". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ a b Adedokun, Niran (2023-10-25). "Senator Karimi and Nigeria's bad roads". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ Kolawole, Simon (2023-11-11). "Sacrifice is for the poor". TheCable. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ Francis, Tarinipre (2023-10-27). "Senator Sunday Karimi Vowed to Fix Kabba-Egbe Road If Elected. He Wants N160m Car for Bad Roads Now". Foundation For Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Why Senate Chose Foreign-Made SUVs Over Nigerian-Made Ones – Senator Karimi". Channels TV (video). 25 October 2023.