Nigerian business magnate and politician, Ben Murray-Bruce, says he is set to take delivery of a yet-to-be manufactured Lucid electric car come 2022.

The former Bayelsa East lawmaker who uploaded pictures of the car to Twitter on Saturday said it could go more miles per charge than a Tesla.

Taking to his Twitter handle, he wrote:

“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.”

Murray-Bruce advised that “Nigeria should ban all combustion Engine cars by 2035.”

Benedict Murray-Bruce, OON is the founder of Silverbird Group.

He is also a member of the People’s Democratic Party, he was elected to the Senate of Nigeria in March 2015 where he represented the Bayelsa East constituency, in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.