Fouad Oki, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made efforts to resolve the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly before Speaker Mudashiru Obasa was impeached.
On Monday, lawmakers impeached Obasa over allegations of misconduct and financial impropriety. He was replaced by his former deputy, Mojisola Meranda.
Speaking on Channels Television, Oki said Tinubu intervened during the Christmas holiday after the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) brought the matter to his attention. However, Obasa’s alleged unwillingness to cooperate led to his removal.
“Before the president came home, this issue had been lingering. In the wisdom of members of the GAC, the president’s attention was called,” Oki said.
“The president, as father and leader, called a meeting wherein he tried to make sense of the observations raised by elders of the party. Unfortunately, the president saw by himself a recalcitrant Obasa. I think that is what broke the camel’s back.”
Oki described Obasa’s impeachment as the result of longstanding tensions within the assembly and the former speaker’s failure to heed the advice of party elders.
