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House Of Reps Subsidy Probe Panel Member, Abiodun Faleke Talks About New Lagos House
…Eyes the next building sources revealed
Member of the House of Representatives probe panel on Fuel Subsidy, Biodun Faleke has opened up on his purchase of a new house in Lagos for N65 million.
The federal law maker confirmed societynowng.com’s exclusive story but claimed ‘it is not a new development’
Faleke speaking in a phone chat disclosed ‘I bought the house in 2009. The story is coming out now because I told the tenants to they have to move out now after refusing to do so all these years. I told them I want to renovate the place’
The purchase is located on Isheri road, Ogba Lagos state.
He went on to query ‘is it even a crime to buy a house?’ And continued ‘
The house is just one of the many properties that is the result of a quarry family business I am involved in’
It is believed he made the latter statement against the backdrop of speculations regarding how he got money to increase his acquisitions.
The fuel subsidy probe panel he is a part of his currently enmeshed in corrupt practises charges.
The chairman of the committee, Farouk Lawan is undergoing investigation for demanding $3 million and collecting $620,000 for ‘clearing an allegedly guilty oil marketer’.
His accuser, Oil baron Femi Otedola claims Farouk did not act alone.
Societynowng.com sources claimed otherwise on Faleke’s assertion of buying the latest addition to his properties in 2009.
They insist he just paid for the building and ordered the occupants out.
They further maintain that information in the initial story (click here for initial story) are correct.
Further digs revealed he his exploring the possibilities of acquiring the adjourning building.
His agents are said to be passionately lobbying the owners to make this possible.
Specific details of the overtures are still guarded.


