January 14th, 2025
The Lagos State Assembly, yesterday, impeached its speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, over gross misconduct, intimidation among other allegations.
Obasa, in his third term as Speaker since 2015, represents Agege Constituency I.
Femi Saheed, who represents Kosofe Constituency II, moved the motion for the impeachment.
Reacting to the impeachment, Fuad Oki, a chieftain of the APC in Lagos, stated that Obasa’s removal was long overdue.
Oki made the reaction while speaking on Channels, he said Obasa rebuffed several attempts by the party leadership to resolve issues.
He said: “I think Obasa’s removal was coming late. For any discerning mind, events in the last three months indicated that Obasa’s days were numbered.
“In the last 18 months, there have been signs.
“Don’t forget the event that happened on the day Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill.
“Not only was the governor kept waiting for over four hours, but all the leadership of the party and all dignitaries who went to witness the epoch event were kept waiting for over five hours without apologies.
“And when Obasa came into the Chambers, he did not extend any courtesies; rather, he presented himself as the emperor.
“That showed clearly that his days were numbered.
“Before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came for his holiday, there had been a series of meetings to resolve grey areas.
“In fact, there was a particular meeting that involved the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), the governor, the ousted Speaker and some other political leaders.
It is not good to have a political office holder whose ways cannot be checked and corrected.”