Embattled former Speaker of the Lagos State Home of Meeting, Mudashiru Obasa, says it’s not a sin nursing an ambition to turn into the governor of Lagos in 2027.
Obasa made this assertion throughout a press briefing at his residence in Lagos on Saturday.
He challenged leaders within the state to inform Lagosians when and the place he disclosed to them that he wished to succeed the incumbent Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
“Having an ambition to turn into a governor just isn’t a sin. Nonetheless, I mentioned on the ground of the home when the finances was offered that I had no ideas of governorship however that doesn’t imply I’m not certified or that I lack expertise and I nonetheless keep that
“I’m nonetheless the speaker till the fitting factor has been achieved,” he mentioned.
The impeached Speaker additionally blasted the militarisation of the meeting advanced throughout the impeachment course of.
He reiterated that his removing as speaker came about in his absence when he was out of Nigeria.
DAILY POST recollects that Obasa was eliminated as Lagos speaker on Monday, January 13, 2025, when greater than two-thirds of the 40-member legislative home voted him out over alleged misconduct and varied offenses.
Obasa’s deputy, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, was instantly elected the brand new Speaker, changing into the primary feminine to take cost of the legislative physique within the South-West state.
Lagos: Nursing governorship ambition not a sin – Obasa
