The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has reacted to a recent media publication of some contracts awarded under the Administration of Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, saying the publication was a confirmation of CACOL’s assertion in its two-volume publication titled “Lagos Open Parliament 1&2”, in which the Coalition raised several issues on Mr Fashola’s reckless spending on frivolous and white-elephant projects while his tenure as governor of Lagos State lasted.
It would be recalled that CACOL had on several occasions complained of the reluctance of anti-corruption agencies and LAHA to probe the immediate past government in Lagos state for the regime’s alleged reckless spending on projects that were not fully relevant to the need of Lagosians.
In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Temitope Macjob, Acting Media Officer, CACOL, the Coalition said most of the contracts awarded before and after 2010 by the then governor were either done without following due process or immorally inflated by the administration of Mr Fashola who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
The group however affirmed that ”the emerging truth coming from other sources, beside CACOL’s is believed to be a confirmation of CACOL’s suspicion that contracts were inflated. It therefore means that CACOL has been vindicated after all.”
The statement reads further that, ”According to ThePUNCH Newspapers edition of Monday 24th of August, 2015 in its page 25 titled “Fashola spent N139m on two boreholes – LASG”, it was revealed that Mr. Fashola awarded some contracts at costs higher than regular going rates during his tenor as Lagos State Governor (2007-2015).
”The content of the following table, according to earlier quoted edition of ThePUNCH, were part of the contracts awarded by the Lagos State Tenders Board; it was reported to have been culled from the website of the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (LPPA) which we believe couldn’t have been wrong.
S/N
PROJECT
LOCATION
AMOUNT AWARDED
AWARDED BY
AWARDED TO
1
Two boreholes at the Lagos House.
Ikeja
N139 Million
Fashola’s Administration
Deux Projects Limited
2
Reconstruction of a car park and other associated works at the Lagos House.
Marina
N640 Million
Fashola’s Administration
Julius Berger Plc.
3
Relocation of cables belonging to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
Ikeja
N 300 Million
Fashola’s Administration
Deux Projects Limited
4
Replacement of the railings of a pedestrian bridge on Carter Bridge from Ido to Idumota with concrete railings.
Idumota
N175 Million
Fashola’s Administration
Abicon Engineering Limited
5
Facility management of the Lagos State University College of Medicine.
Ikeja
N220 Million
Fashola’s Administration
Deux Projects Limited
6
Surface repair on Ajara-Erekiti-Iragon-Ikoga Road in Badagry Local Government.
Badagry
N 619 Million
Fashola’s Administration
–
7
Construction of an unidentified multi-storey building in Onikan, Lagos.
Onikan
N1.2 Billion
Fashola’s Administration
–
8
Construction of a 48-bedroom hotel at Lagos State VIP Chalets, Badagry.
Badagry
N 1.6 Billion
Fashola’s Administration
–
9
Remodeling and equipping of the official residence of the state’s Chief Judge at 4 Thompson Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos,
Ikoyi
About N510 Million
Fashola’s Administration
–
10
Construction of an 18-classroom block at Ajara Senior Grammar School, Ajara ,Badagry.
Badagry
About N165Million
Fashola’s Administration
–
11
Construction of an 18-block classroom at Community Senior/Junior Secondary School, Bayeku, Ikorodu.
Ikorodu
About N165 Million
Fashola’s Administration
–
12
tundefashola.com Website
–
N78.3 Million
Fashola’s Administration
Info Access Plus Limited
”In his averment, the Executive Chairman of the Coalition, Comrade Debo Adeniran said the Coalition will soon be sending a new petition to the anti-corruption agencies on the new revelations as further confirmation of what it suspected all along despite the fact that the CACOL didn’t have direct access to the balance sheet of the state government.
”Adeniran expressed optimism that the anti-corruption agencies would have no good reasons not to invite the former governor who has lost his immunity, and his aides for interrogation given the current flurry of evidence coming from official quarters.
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