Public payment records reviewed by PurpleWorld Media show that ₦122 million was recently spent on buying vehicles for traditional rulers in Ikeja, Lagos State.
The payment was found on GovSpend, a federal government payment tracking portal. According to the details, the money was used for the “provision and supply of SUVs and cars for traditional rulers in Ikeja Federal Constituency.”
The vehicles were supplied by Sparktech Global Ventures Limited, and the payment was made on February 16, 2025. Although the vehicles were meant for Ikeja in Lagos, the transaction was processed through the Federal Cooperative College in Kaduna State.
This is not the first time such spending has occurred. Earlier in November 2024, SaharaReporters revealed that ₦52.4 million was also spent on vehicles for traditional rulers in the same Ikeja Federal Constituency. That payment followed the same pattern. It was handled through the Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna, and the contract was awarded to Sparktech Global Ventures Limited.
Records further show that between August and December 2023, a total of ₦230 million was spent on SUVs and other vehicles for traditional rulers in Ikeja.
On August 15, 2023, a contract worth ₦108.6 million was awarded to Joydrill Integrated Services Limited for supplying SUVs and cars. The next day, August 16, another ₦8.5 million was paid for vehicle supply, with Talu Tandu Nigeria Limited handling that contract, Saharareporters revealed.
The repeated use of a federal institution in Kaduna State to process contracts meant for Lagos State has raised concerns. Questions have also been raised about the involvement of Hon. James Faleke, the House of Representatives member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency. Faleke has previously been linked to Joydrill Integrated Services Limited, one of the companies that received vehicle supply contracts.
In the past, civic group Tracka criticized Faleke for awarding a solar streetlight contract in Ikeja to Joydrill Integrated Services. He was accused of presenting the project as a personal donation, even though some of the installed solar lights were reportedly not working.
Despite this controversy, the same company later received contracts, again through the Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna, to supply vehicles for traditional rulers in Ikeja.
The pattern of spending, choice of contractors, and use of a Kaduna-based institution for Lagos projects continue to raise questions about transparency and accountability in the handling of public funds.