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The transaction was carried out through the Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna. The contract was awarded to Sparktech Global Ventures Limited.
A SaharaReporters' review of the public payments portal GovSpend has revealed that a federal lawmaker, James Faleke, spent a total of N52.4 million in November 2024 to purchase vehicles for traditional rulers in Ikeja.
The transaction was carried out through the Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna. The contract was awarded to Sparktech Global Ventures Limited.
Faleke represents the Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and also serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Finance.
This latest expenditure follows a similar spree between August 2023 and December 2023, during which Faleke spent N230 million on purchasing SUVs and other vehicles for traditional rulers in the Ikeja Federal Constituency.
The contracts for the N230 million SUV supply were awarded to Joydrill Integrated Services Limited.
For instance, on August 15, 2023, Joydrill Integrated Services Limited was awarded a contract worth N108.6 million to supply SUVs and cars for traditional rulers.
On August 16, an additional N8.5 million was paid for the provision of SUVs, with Talu Tandu Nigeria Limited awarded the deal to supply vehicles to the same constituency.
On December 18, 2023, another payment of N108.6 million was made to Joydrill Integrated Services Limited for supplying SUVs in Ikeja, Lagos State.
Two days earlier, on December 16, another N5.8 million was spent on supplying SUVs and cars for traditional rulers in the same area, with the contract awarded to Elon Construction Limited.
While the Federal Cooperative College is based in Kaduna, the connection between Hon. James Faleke and Joydrill Integrated Services — one of the companies awarded contracts — raises concerns.
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The vehicles were supplied to traditional rulers in the Ikeja Federal Constituency.
Before this report was filed, Tracka—a public accountability platform—had called out Faleke for awarding a contract to Joydrill Integrated Services for solar lighting in Ikeja.
He was accused of misrepresenting the project as a personal donation and of installing lights, some of which were non-functional.
That same company was awarded the SUV supply contract under the name of the "Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna."
When SaharaReporters contacted the Federal Cooperative College in Kaduna, the spokesperson of the institution, Ahmed Usman, confirmed that the project was carried out by Hon. Faleke as a constituency project, using the name of the school.
"Yes, it was carried out by Honorable Faleke using the school. It was executed as a constituency project by him," he told SaharaReporters.
He also noted that the pictures of the vehicles were available at the school.
When contacted, James Faleke, through his official phone line, confirmed the purchase of the vehicles.
"I'm available or my staff at anytime to conduct you round and show you the vehicles and palaces."
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