A lawmaker, at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Stephen Ogundipe, has warned the impeached Speaker, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa to desist from any attempt to return as the speaker, following his recent outburst that he remained the speaker of the assembly.
Penpushing reports that Obasa on return from his foreign trip claimed that he was removed through unconstitutional method, emphasisied that the removal holds no water as he remained the authentic speaker.
‘My status in the house? I believe strongly, I am still the speaker until the right thing has been done.If you want to remove me, remove me the proper way, and I will not contest it’, Obasa was quoted saying at his residence in Lagos
Penpushing further reports that the lawmaker who is the former chairman of the Committee on Information in response to Obasa’s threat declared that he was removed by the majority of members through a due process, warning that any attempt by Obasa to cause unrest would be resisted by the majority of members who unanimously elected Mojisola Meranda as the new Speaker.
The lawmaker pointed out that over two-thirds of the Lagos State Assembly members were united behind the new speaker, stressing that it was unparliamentary for Obasa to continue claiming the speakership after being constitutionally removed.
‘The position of the House remains the same, and nothing has changed. The position being canvassed by former speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, is uncalled for and unparliamentary. The majority of members elected Obasa as speaker for the 10th Assembly and we also at the said plenary took majority decision to remove him and stand by the new speaker. So, nothing has changed’, he stated.
“All members were elected from their various constituencies across the state and we all have the inalienable rights under the necessary statutory orders to remove their principal officers, including the speaker’, Ogundipe said
Penpushing also reports that he cautioned the embattled former speaker to maintain peace and harmony, pointing out that his current stance could lead to unrest and not yield positive results, adding that peace is what the lawmakers want in Lagos state, and peace is what people of Lagos will achieve.
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