The Lagos State Government under the leadership of Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved N24.5m for the renovation of the official residence of the Commissioner of Police in the state.

The approval for the project executed by Omay Engineering Services Ltd was dated February 6, which was a few days before the February 25 general election.


The main opposition parties in the state accused security agencies of colluding with non-state actors to intimidate their supporters and suppress votes in some areas of the state.

This was seen in the Public Procurement awards carried by the state government in 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023.


Aside the money spent on renovation, the state Ministry of Justice paid N200m to four Senior lawyers to represent Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat in pre-election matters.

The state also released N20.8m for the decoration of the venue for political delegates’ congress.

However, the money was approved on June 26, more than three months after the 2023 general elections.

The sum of N6.1m was approved in July for the provision of furniture items at the Campaign office, GRA, Ikeja. Political commentators said it is wrong for taxpayers’ money to be used to fund political activities.

The government also approved N152 million for the restoration of water supply at Iduganran palace, the official residence of the Oba of Lagos.

These revelations come at a time when Nigerians are struggling to cope with economic realities.

Meanwhile, the deputy governor has reacted to the controversy, saying he got N2 million for rechargeable fans, not N2 billion.

In a memo addressed to the Director General of the procurement agency, Hamzat also claimed that his wife got N2.5m each for her monthly outreach to indigents and empowerment programme as against the N30m captured by the agency.

Hamzat, in the memo signed by Director, Finance and Account, Tola Ekemode, on behalf the Permanent Secretary in the office of the deputy governor, said the report by the agency was untrue, mischievous, fake and unfounded.

“It is important to state that truly, the office did get approval and awarded the provision of supply items (rechargeable fans, rechargeable lights and fridges) for the sum of =N=2,017,840 (Two Million, Seventeen Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty Naira) as against the =N=2,017,840,000 (Two Billion, Seventeen Million, Eight Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira as reported by Doherty in his purported letter.”
“In addition, the report that the office through the Wife of the Deputy Governor spent =N=30,000,000 monthly for outreach to indigents is inaccurate as the amount stated covered the whole year. It is =N=2,500,000 per month. Same for the Empowerment programme by the Wife of the Deputy Governor which also =N=2,500,000 per month as against =N=30,000,000 monthly reported,” read the memo.


Daily Trust reports that Sanwo-Olu, and Hamzat, have come under criticism over the controversial approval amid the nationwide hardship.

https://dailytrust.com/exposed-sanwo-olu-approved-millions-for-renovation-of-lagos-cps-residence-days-to-election/

This is a slap to all lagosians if this is actually true.
Iwa odale leleyi, ni asiko ti ebi npa awon ara ilu. Eyin kowoje, wonbilikiwobia

The massive corruption under Lagos State government did not start with Sanwo-Olu and won't end with him.
Infact,their former "starboy",Fashola officially made it sort of a law not to ask about the finances and expenditure of the state goverment.
I feel all these revelations are just the tip of the iceberg because if an indepth investigation is done into the Lagos State government finances and a relative comparison is done with other state governments vis-a-vis income and expenditure it may be found that a grand heist has been going on since the days of Tinubu when he f ooled those ready to be fool ed that he made the state self financing after Obasanjo stopped it's allocation.
They say they have since turned Lagos to a modern city and I begin to ask is it a different Lagos or the same one of Agege,Ikotun,Igando,Ikorodu,Ajah,Mile 2,Apapa,Oshodi,Iyana Ipaja and Baruwa?

This is why the CP looked the other way when Bayo Onanuga, MC Oluomo, thugs and hoodlums with state backing ran rampage threatening voters even went as far as killing, maiming lives and properties of people believed to be from a particular ethnic group because of their democratic choice

See the way they're confidently adding zeros

Evil men in power. But it is very easy to demolish peoples houses on a day 2 day exercise