#MinisterialScreening: Again, Fashola Clears Air On N78m Website

Former Lagos State Governor has once again cleared the air over the
controversial N78 million spent for the upgrade of the website – www.tundefashola.com Lagos State Government under his watch as Governor in the state, spent the sum of N78 million for the upgrade of the website – www.tundefashola.com.

The
former governor, who indirectly addressed the issue after the question,
”Did you really open a Website with 78Million Naira?” was raised by
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe at the senate while he, Fashola was undergoing
screening as a ministerial nominee at the senate chambers said he
doesn’t 
sign checks or award contracts.

He added, “I don’t fix
contract prices, it is an institutional process. The only training I
have is that of a lawyer, But in order to execute works on a project we
need the input of architect, quantity surveyors, structural engineer and
we have consulting ministries; For civil works it is the Ministry of
Works, for science it is the Ministry of Science and Technology among
others.

Now periodically, they do market surveys with the
Ministry of Economic Planning , the Statisticians are there to fix
prices from biro to Iron rod to cement it is approved and it becomes the
benchmark price of government procurement, nobody can award any other
contract over that benchmark.”

The unfortunate things about money
is that it often raises suspicions even among brothers. Nobody have
alleged that I have corruptly enriched myself, I could not be the master
of computers and technology, I need something to do my work. or award
contracts.