Misused public fundsTransparency
Confidence: Alleged · 1 source
An investigation reports Ejigbo council under its former chairman spent over N3 billion on Lagos road and drainage contracts, several left unfinished; the former chairman says the ICPC is investigating
The ICIR reported that Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, under then-chairman Monsuru Bello, reportedly spent over N3 billion on road and drainage contracts, several incomplete or abandoned. It cites about N505 million approved for Falana Street phase 1 drainage, where only 514.65m of a planned 944m was built; about N213 million approved in July 2024 for the Falana Street phase 2 road, left abandoned; a N922 million Jubril Olabisi Road contract that the ICIR's own bill of quantities put at about N647 million; and a N981 million Sheikh Niyass Road contract that it put at about N190 million.
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