Lagos APC Chieftain Babatunde Bank-Anthony has maintained that Hon. Mudasiru Obasa, the ousted speaker of Lagos State, is not a native of Lagos State and was selected from his local government in Lagos West before Lagos State Indigenes.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
In a Channels TV interview, Bank-Anthony criticized the legitimacy of Obasa’s political positioning as a long term serving Speaker: “The Speaker cannot equate himself to the Governor of Lagos State, it’s not possible. The Governor is from Lagos Island, Meranda is from Apapa, and if you’re talking about that, is Obasa a Lagosian?”
He revealed how Obasa got selected over other local qualified candidates: “He was a Speaker from Lagos West, Lagos West is a very indigenous area, you have Ojo, Badagry, and other areas. They have chosen him above the indigenes of Lagos State. You are in borrowed robes here.”
Bank-Anthony affirmed current leadership of Mojisola Meranda as being legitimate: “We know who the Speaker is, and we know who the principal officers are, and we know who the clerk is. If anything is going to happen, the Speaker of the House today will recall our members back to the House.”
The Lagos state assembly crisis has deepened as Speaker Meranda indefinitely suspended Assembly sittings amid suspected interference from powerful interests. Some staff and lawmakers have threatened resignation if Meranda is removed.
Meanwhile, controversy surrounds the DSS presence at the Assembly. While the DSS claims they responded to an official security request for the February 18 sitting, House Committee Chairman on Information, Strategy and Security Stephen Ogundipe disputed their chamber access, stating they were only authorized to guard the main gate.
The 36 Lawmakers have demanded explanations from the Lagos DSS director and called for National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu to investigate and publicly report on the invasion.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
