The Managing Director of Laralek Ultimate Construction Company, Olalekan Adebiyi, has dismissed claims that the roof at the White House section of the National Assembly complex leaked during Friday’s heavy rainfall.
An online platform (not DAILY GAZETTE) had earlier reported that the storm had severely exposed flaws in the renovation work carried out by Visible Construction Company, a subsidiary of Laralek, between 2022 and 2024.
The report also quoted some staff of the National Assembly lamenting that if the N38bn renovation contract had been awarded to Julius Berger, there might not have been any issues with roof leakages during downpours.
It further alleged that the Federal Capital Development Authority, which awarded the contract to Visible Construction Company, may have compromised, allowing a shoddy execution of the project.
Reacting a few hours after the report circulated, Adebiyi, during a telephone conversation with journalists covering the National Assembly, described the story as false.
He explained that an investigation conducted by his team through their subsidiary company found no evidence of leakage from the White House section of the legislative complex.
According to him, the materials used for the project were of high quality.
“The Amothene deployed for the construction work was imported from the United States and cannot give way to any leakages on the roof because it is watertight,” he stated.
