Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, says nursing the ambition to become Lagos governor in 2027 is not a sin.
During a press briefing at his residence in the GRA area of Ikeja, the Lagos capital, on Saturday, Obasa challenged any leader in the state to tell Lagosians what he said when he told them that he would succeed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Want to do.
Obasa said, “It is not a sin to have the ambition to become governor. Is it However, I said it on the floor of the House when the budget was presented that I had no idea of the governorship, but that does not mean that I am not qualified or that I lack experience and I am just I also maintain it. ,
“I'm still the speaker until the right thing is done,” he said, blaming the militarization of the Assembly complex during the impeachment process. He also claimed that his removal as speaker was carried out in his absence – when he was out of Nigeria.
Obasa was removed as Lagos Speaker on Monday, January 13, 2025, after more than two-thirds of the 40-member Legislative House voted him out of office over alleged misconduct and miscellaneous crimes.
Obasa's deputy, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, was immediately elected the new Speaker, becoming the first woman to take charge of a legislative body in the South-West state.
Obasa, from Agege Constituency I, was first elected to the House in 2007. He has been in the chamber since then. He emerged speaker in June 2015 before his removal in January 2025.
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