Date Published: 04/23/10

EFCC arrests one of Gov Fashola's fronts

Babatunde Fashola

The Lagos state Governor, Babatunde Fashola, may be heading for serious trouble as the EFCC on Friday arrested one of his fronts  , and close pal used to execute dodgy contracts, Olowolofe Olatunji.

Pointblanknews. Com learnt that Olatunji was picked up Friday evening in connection with multi- billion naira project he is handling in the state's health and education ministr ies.

Pointblanknews. Com also learnt that Olatunji used his firm, Deux Projects to comer several juicy and iflated contracts from his pal Fashola.

According to our source, the state Government has so far paid over N10 billion as mobisation fee to Olatunji who most times fails to deliver.

Our source revealed that Olatunji got 27 health ministry contracts and three contracts from the education ministry.

It was learnt that Deux Projects which is one of the strings of dodgy contractors used by Fashola, was expected to handle the rehabilitation of some hospitals and schools in the state.

Some of the expectations included purchase of very high tech machines and equipment for state hospitals.

When a group of concerned lagosians urged the state lawmakers to probe Fashola, some of his cronies went to court to block it.

They tagged it a distraction. Consequently the group took it's case to the EFCC.

Efforts to get the commission's spokesman , Femi Babafemi late Friday to speak on the development, was not successful as calls to his cell phone were not answered.