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Funso Doherty, governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) in Lagos, has written to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state on projects funded with taxpayers’ money.
In an open letter addressed to the Sanwo-Olu, Doherty said he analysed the register of public procurement awards by the Lagos government for the second and third quarters of 2023.
According to the chartered accountant, the period reviewed was from April to September.
In the open letter, Doherty listed some projects awarded by the state government that “require greater scrutiny
I just wrote an open letter to the Governor on Public Procurement awards reported by LASG for the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023, highlighting a number of issues for further scrutiny and remedial action. Judicious use of public funds is always important, and is especially so now,” he posted on X.
In the letter, he cited that N18,468,000 was awarded to the office of the chief of staff for the “supply and distribution of 2,000 Noiler chicken across the local government areas and wards in the state”.
“Another sum of N440,750,000 was awarded to the office of the chief of staff for the “procurement of a brand new Lexus LX 600 Bullet Proof Sport Utility Vehicle for use in the Pool of Office of Chief,” Doherty wrote.
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