Inside Story Of The Multi-Billion Naira Bizness Ambode’s Wife, Bolanle Is Said To Be Running

Caveat: Other people claim to be the owners of the mega business and insist they have no links to politicians and political office holders, but contrary talks refuse to go away – and here is why.

Bolanle, the wife of the immediate past governor of Lagos state Akinwunmi Ambode is said to be the silent administrator behind the multi-billion naira Addas Mall.

The Ambodes are fingered as the owners of the mega-business that is a one-stop offering multiple high-end products and services situated on Agindingbi, Ikeja Lagos state.

Addas Mall is a beautiful and all-glass six-storey building situated on two plots of land on Hakeem Balogun street.

Mrs. Omolara Adebiyi, The Managing Director of Addas Mall says her company Addas Ultimate Limited owns the mega investment.

Insisting she is not a politician neither is her husband, Adebisi explained at the formal opening of the business – earlier in the year – that Addas started in a small shop at Ogba before relocating to Agidingbi also in Ikeja.

She said the building project for the expansive Addas Mall stated in 2017.

‘’We don’t understand how it happened. God just did it’’ Adebiyi explained how the one shop in Ogba transformed to an all-glass six storey building in Agidingbi In a report monitored on Daily Post.

Checks by societynow.ng revealed that Adebiyi offered the explanation in the face of intense talks that the Ambode’s own the mega business and that it is actually the ‘’investment’’ the former governor’s wife would oversee when her husband’s term of office expires.

The investigation conducted by societynow.ng revealed some of what sparked the whispers of Ambode’s ownership of Addas Mall that later transformed into open talks.

‘‘one of It was the manner the land was acquired’’ a source stated and explained ‘’it showed the power of someone high up in authority and the other was credence given to it by the talks in the neighborhood while the transaction was ongoing’’.

Societynow.ng learned the former governor’s name was thrown around.

Societynow.ng further learned that a mosque was situated on a portion of the two plots that house Addas Mall.

‘’The mosque was demolished but the worshippers were compensated with a better building at the back of the mall. The worshippers didn’t want to move but were made to realize they didn’t stand a chance’’ a source stated.

Further revelation has it that, the period of acquisition and construction of the mall was during the spell Ambode was under close watch as a result of his attempt to secure another term in office.

‘’Don’t forget his transactions, acquisitions, associations and related moves were dug into and Addas Mall was thrown up and became synonymous with Ambode’s name in political circles’’ societynow.ng learned.

Societynow.ng gathered that though Adebiyi of Addas Ultimate Limited -in the face of all these- insists Amobode does not have anything to do with the multi-billion naira business, there are those who continue to assert that the former governor’s wife, Bolanle is actually in charge of the investment – behind the scene.