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Lagos Speaker, Obasa In Big Trouble

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa is in hot soup as the Legislative Probity and Accountability (LPA) has asked him to account for the N28.8 billion collected as running cost under his leadership.

The Civil Society Organisation (CSO) in a statement issued by its Chairman, Olu Fajana, said;

“While we will refrain from dabbling into the politics of this misadventure, we demand that the Lagos lawmakers should come to equity with clean hands.”

“It is not our duty to ask the lawmakers not to probe Ambode if he has committed any infractions, but Obasa has been collecting N9.6 billion each year and has so far pocketed N28.8 billion as running cost.”

“Of the amount, members have been paid only N2.4 billion in three years. Where did the remaining over N26.4 billion go? The House should answer this question and account for the funds before going ahead with Ambode’s impeachment agenda.”

“It is alarming that the House collects N800 million monthly as running cost, out of which each of the 40 members collects N2 million. This amounts to N9.6 billion annually and in three years, the House has taken N28.8 billion,” the statement reads.”

“It is worrisome that the state legislature has abdicated its responsibility and is now busy seeking grounds to impeach the governor four months to the end of his tenure.”

“In this regard, we note the frantic attempts by the governor’s adversaries to accuse him of funding the campaign of opposition governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje, having failed to find any evidence that he sponsored the thugs that disrupted All Progressives Congress (APC)’s governorship campaign rally a few weeks ago.”

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