January 14th, 2025
The news making round that the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hands in the impeachment of the immediate past speaker of Lagos State Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been debunked by Mr Gboyega Akosile, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
One of the reactions that trailed the impeachment was that Sanwo-Olu was responsible for the removal of Obasa over a perceived rift between him and the legislative arm.
Akosile made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos.
“No, no, no. There is absolutely nothing true about that. I mean, no, the Governor does not have a hand in it. It was purely a legislative matter.
“The Governor is busy with serious matters, busy with taking care of the over 20 million Lagos population.
“What happened in the Hallowed Chamber of the House of Assembly was purely the prerogative of the legislators.
“I mean, we saw on the media, just like you, that the legislators removed the Speaker. We watched like every other person. The Governor must have watched it like any other person.
““I don’t think there is anything more to it other than that. So, absolutely, there is no hand of the governor in the impeachment of the Speaker,” Akosile told NAN