A member of the Governance Advisory Council of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Eminent Muraina Taiwo, has faulted the method eminent to the removing of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the condition Area of Meeting.
Obasa used to be on January 13, 2025, got rid of via a majority of lawmakers over alleged misconduct, abuse of place of business, and monetary misappropriations. He used to be changed via former deputy speaker, Mojisola Meranda.
Obasa, representing Agege Constituency 1, used to be away in america when he used to be got rid of. Upon going back on Lagos on Saturday, he denied the allegations of corruption and faulted his removing, asking the lawmakers to observe the “right process” to take away him.
“My status in the House? I strongly believe I am still the speaker until the right thing has been done. If you want to remove me, remove me the proper way and I will not contest it,” he informed supporters at Speaker’s Hotel, GRA Ikeja on Saturday.
Eminent Taiwo in a observation received on Wednesday, titled, ‘My Take on the Ongoing Imbroglio at the Lagos State House of Assembly,’ stated Obasa’s removing used to be unlawful, and a disrespect to the birthday party management.
He famous that the condition had polarised GAC, including that President Bola Tinubu had the general say at the subject.
“The business of the lawmakers is illegitimate. It presentations overall overlook and unclouded disrespect for management.
“The GAC leadership is split over the matter but we will all defer to our de facto leader, the President of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resolve the crisis,” the message reads.
His remark got here later GAC member Senator Anthony Adefuye informed The PUNCH in an interview endmost age that Obasa’s removing used to be unlawful. “What he is saying is that he was illegally removed and the procedure was faulty, and I agree with him,” he stated.
The PUNCH stories that the Lagos Atmosphere Area of Meeting has stated it’s anticipating Obasa to renew within the Area prior to it determines the later series of motion, together with a conceivable probe.
The spokesperson for the Area, Olukayode Ogundipe, disclosed this in an unique interview with The PUNCH on Monday on the Meeting advanced in Alausa, Ikeja.
Ogundipe additionally pushed aside the hearsay about the usage of faux mace to take away the previous speaker.
Hour mentioning alternative circumstances of removing, Obasa had on Saturday stated, “When former speaker, Jokotola Pelumi was removed, he was in the House and there was no police involvement. It was done on the floor of the House, without breaking into the chamber and without presenting a fake mace.”
When requested in regards to the controversy across the worth of “fake mace” throughout Obasa’s removing, Ogundipe stated he used to be additionally misplaced, questioning the place it used to be coming from.
“I’m sure he (Obasa) is not supposed to be in charge of the mace in the first instance. The mace is in the custody of the sergeants at arms, and when it was time for us to have plenary, the usual mace was the one we used. So where the issue of fake mace was coming from, I’m also lost. I doubt if that is genuine or not, but if he has his proof, let him also come out. He who alleges also must be ready to prove,” he informed our correspondent.