Lagos Assembly to probe Obasa on resumption

The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it is still waiting for Mudashiru Obasa, former Speaker to resume into the House before it determines the next line of action, among which could be a probe of his tenure.

Olukayode Ogundipe, spokesperson for the House, , disclosed this in an exclusive interview on Monday at the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja.

Ogundipe said, “On the other allegations against him, when he is on the ground physically, those ones will be taken care of.

“There are other things we’ve also been hearing about different amounts of money being spent by him. We felt we didn’t know how they got the record of those, but the ones we have, when he’s seated with us, actions will be taken.”

When asked if the Assembly would submit a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe the ex-Speaker, the Assembly spokesperson, representing Oshodi Constituency I, said, “That will be expatiated when he’s on the ground, probably a committee will be set up to look into it or probably it will also be looked at by the leadership of the House.

Read also: Obasa: What does the constitution say on removal of a speaker?

“Those formalities as per procedures will be followed to the letter. So I’m sure you should expect the House to react to that when the time comes.”

The lawmakers had last week removed Obasa, citing, among other things, corruption allegations.

But Obasa, who spoke publicly on the matter last Saturday, dismissed the corruption allegation raised by the lawmakers.

He also said his removal was unprocedural, insisting that he remained the authentic Speaker.

“If you want to claim that I’m corrupt, please prove it, let us see it,” Obasa told supporters who welcomed him at the Speaker’s Lodge on Saturday.

The Spokesman of the House also added that Obasa was lawfully removed as Speaker.

Ogundipe said, “I want to say that the former Speaker, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa is still one of us and will continue to remain one of us and the process of his removal was constitutional.

The former Speaker was removed by a majority of the lawmakers on January 13, 2025, following allegations of misconduct and financial misappropriations.

He was replaced by the former deputy speaker of the House, Mojisola Meranda.