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The transaction was carried retired done the Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna. The declaration was awarded to Sparktech Global Ventures Limited.
A SaharaReporters' reappraisal of the nationalist payments portal GovSpend has revealed that a national lawmaker, James Faleke, spent a full of N52.4 cardinal successful November 2024 to acquisition vehicles for accepted rulers successful Ikeja.
The transaction was carried retired done the Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna. The declaration was awarded to Sparktech Global Ventures Limited.
Faleke represents the Ikeja Federal Constituency successful the House of Representatives and besides serves arsenic Chairman of the House Committee connected Finance.
This latest expenditure follows a akin spree betwixt August 2023 and December 2023, during which Faleke spent N230 cardinal connected purchasing SUVs and different vehicles for accepted rulers successful the Ikeja Federal Constituency.
The contracts for the N230 cardinal SUV proviso were awarded to Joydrill Integrated Services Limited.
For instance, connected August 15, 2023, Joydrill Integrated Services Limited was awarded a declaration worthy N108.6 cardinal to proviso SUVs and cars for accepted rulers.
On August 16, an further N8.5 cardinal was paid for the proviso of SUVs, with Talu Tandu Nigeria Limited awarded the woody to proviso vehicles to the aforesaid constituency.
On December 18, 2023, different outgo of N108.6 cardinal was made to Joydrill Integrated Services Limited for supplying SUVs successful Ikeja, Lagos State.
Two days earlier, connected December 16, different N5.8 cardinal was spent connected supplying SUVs and cars for accepted rulers successful the aforesaid area, with the declaration awarded to Elon Construction Limited.
While the Federal Cooperative College is based successful Kaduna, the transportation betwixt Hon. James Faleke and Joydrill Integrated Services — 1 of the companies awarded contracts — raises concerns.
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The vehicles were supplied to accepted rulers successful the Ikeja Federal Constituency.
Before this study was filed, Tracka—a nationalist accountability platform—had called retired Faleke for awarding a declaration to Joydrill Integrated Services for star lighting successful Ikeja.
He was accused of misrepresenting the task arsenic a idiosyncratic donation and of installing lights, immoderate of which were non-functional.
That aforesaid institution was awarded the SUV proviso declaration nether the sanction of the "Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna."
When SaharaReporters contacted the Federal Cooperative College successful Kaduna, the spokesperson of the institution, Ahmed Usman, confirmed that the task was carried retired by Hon. Faleke arsenic a constituency project, utilizing the sanction of the school.
"Yes, it was carried retired by Honorable Faleke utilizing the school. It was executed arsenic a constituency task by him," helium told SaharaReporters.
He besides noted that the pictures of the vehicles were disposable astatine the school.
When contacted, James Faleke, done his authoritative telephone line, confirmed the acquisition of the vehicles.
"I'm disposable oregon my unit astatine anytime to behaviour you circular and amusement you the vehicles and palaces."
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