Impeached speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, Mudashiru Obasa
has faulted the procedure that led to his removal from office.
Speaking on his infamous removal in the presence of his supporters at the speakers’ lodge at Joel Ogunnaike street, Ikeja GRA, on Saturday, Obasa rejected allegations of financial misappropriation levelled against him by legislators in the Lagos house of assembly, describing them as “impossible”.
He claimed that the lawmakers did not follow tonstitutional processes in removing him from office.
“I am not disturbed; I am not afraid of the developments that happened at the assembly,” Obasa said.
”I believe in removal; there’s no impeachment in the assembly. You cannot impeach (the) speaker. Probably, there’s a mistake from them. You can only remove the speaker.
“And if you must remove (the speaker), you must ensure you follow the rules of the game. I am not afraid to be removed; what else am I looking for if I’ve served as speaker, and member of the house of assembly since 2003 up till date? So, what is the problem?”
Our correspondent recalls that Obasa was removed on January 13 while out of the country, with legislators accusing him of gross misconduct and abuse of office.
Sequel to his removal, Mojisola Meranda, his deputy, was elected as the new speaker of the assembly.
