Contrary to the misleading headline in some online publications about the procurement of some vehicles for the members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, know that while the content of the report was true to some extent, the headline was not only misleading, but also wickedly.

Let it be known that Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda never made any withdrawal from the account of LAHA, rather she only made a downward review an existing procurement approval by Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. In doing that, she saved the assembly the sum of N2 billion.

Below are the details of the matter:

I. Obasa had done an approval for the purchase of 35 units of Toyota Fortuner SUV and 10 units of Toyota Prado from Dubai at N7bn. As a matter of fact he made the approval on 23rd December, 2024.

Ii. Upon his removal, Rt.Hon. Mojisola Meranda reviewed the approval and called for a bidding locally and approved the sum of N5b for 32 units of 2025 Toyota Prado SUV and 7 units of Toyota Landcruiser 2025 at the sum of N5b, saving N2b for the House.

Iii. Unlike Obasa who had planned to import the vehicles from Dubai, all the cars were locally supplied.

iv. It is imperative to note that no money was withdrawn by Rt.Hon. Meranda, she only reviewed an existing approval.

v. Interestingly, Hon. Meranda spent far less money to acquire better quality cars and didn’t even approve a single one for the office of the Speaker that she occupied.