Funso Doherty, a Lagos-based chartered accountant, and politician, has claimed that the Lagos State Government (LASG) allocated in its 2023 budget N400 million for a charter plane, 440 million for SUVs, N7 million for diffusers, among other items recently approved for procurement.
This was revealed in an open letter of public procurement addressed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and signed by the Doherty dated 17th of November, 2023.
In the letter, Doherty highlighted some of the procurements he expects the state government to review and explain to the public the structure of the budgetary allocation.
He listed some of the following luxuries allocated in the budget, saying,
N 69.9 billion allocated to Repair Eti Osa/ Lekki Expressway
Furthermore, the chartered accountants also demanded that the government accounts for how it spent the exorbitant sum of N69.9 billion to repair an existing road linking Eti Osa/Lekki expressway
According to him, this project was supposed to be completed in 2011, but it was only partially completed until 2023. On that note, he tasked the government to evaluate the N218 billion now allocated for phase 2 of the construction.
He said,
In his meticulous and forthright critique, Funso Doherty not only casts a spotlight on specific expenditures he deems extravagant in the Lagos State Government’s budget, but he also urges for greater transparency and accountability.
