Lagos Assembly: Stop playing God, Obasa’s loyalists tell opponents

Some loyalists of embattled Lagos lawmaker, Mudashiru Obasa, have rejected allegations of misconduct and fraud levelled against him.

The loyalists, who are mostly from Obasa’s Agege Constituency 1, noted that the allegations were politically motivated.

Obasa was removed last Monday by the majority of House members.

While the removal was based on allegations of fraud and misconduct, political analysts suggested that his reported disregard for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, including his purported interest in running for the office of the governor in 2027, was his undoing

Following his impeachment, the lawmakers elected former Deputy Speaker Mojisola Meranda of Apapa Constituency 1, as the new Speaker of the Assembly.

As of the time of filing this report, Obasa had yet to react to his impeachment.

Sunday PUNCH gathered that he was still in Atlanta, United States, where he was…