Gboyega Akosile, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Media and Publicity, has clarified that the governor was not involved in the impeachment of the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa.
Gatekeepers News reports that Obasa, who was serving his third term as Speaker and is a sixth-term lawmaker, was impeached by members of the House on Monday.
In response to widespread rumours suggesting that Sanwo-Olu played a role in Obasa’s removal due to a purported conflict between the executive and legislative branches, Akosile on Tuesday refuted these claims saying, “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 the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
