Tinubu not in support of Obasa’s return as Speaker – Lawmaker
By OUR REPORTER, Lagos
The report that President Bola Tinubu is backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly “is a fallacy, a total spin in the media to test the waters.”, another anonymous has said.
It will be recalled how, on condition of anonymity, sources had reportedly said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife Remi Tinubu were said to have mounted pressures on the 40-member state Assembly to reinstate the ousted speaker with immediate effect.
But another anonymous source while debunking the report said, “Since January 13 that he was impeached, Obasa is gone and I can categorically tell you that he is gone for good or bad. He is not coming back as the Number Three Citizen of the Centre of Excellence.
“In fact, you know the Nigerian practice is that if and when a Speaker is suspended like that, he or she will be placed on suspension to allow the successor to effectively take charge.
“But those close to the President are putting pressure on us not to suspend him. However, with the way Obasa is going, we may suspend him and heavens will not fall.”
With the above, a member of the 40-member Lagos State House of Assembly, on Sunday February 2, 2025, described as false the reports saying neither President Tinubu nor his wife and First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, backed the reported return of Obasa as Speaker.
It was said that Obasa should be given a soft landing, be allowed to return and after a few weeks, he will resign voluntarily.
Speaking with Freedom Online, the lawmaker, who said his name should not be mentioned because he is not the spokesman for the House, described those behind the story as “politically daft”.
He said, “What I will say is simple. People behind the story are politically daft. That is the truth. How could anybody write and publish a story like that? Does it make any sense at all? That Obasa should come back as Speaker and later resign. This is the first time I will read this type of a stupid story.
“That story is even an embarrassment. They don’t know they are embarrassing the office of the Commander-in-Chief by mentioning President Tinubu’s name.
“Haba! Are they daft? Is that the way power is given? Is Obasa the first speaker to be impeached in the country? What the President, GAC members and some elders are telling us is that we should not suspend him.
“But, with the way Obasa and a few people close to him are spinning stories in the media, we may have to suspend him soon. There is no way any reasonable person will allow a snake to stay in the same room with him or her.
“We have a meeting on this matter in a few days. Mojisola Meranda is our Speaker. Final. For even embarrassing the president, we will tell Obasa we have the powers to deal with him”.
