WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) have doubled down on the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as the speaker of the lawmaking body and have described the move as legally binding. Obasa was removed some weeks back owing to allegations of corruption and other offences. While the former speaker had claimed he is still in charge -even when another person has been elected into the position – the Lagos State Assembly on Thursday said Obasa’s removal remains binding. “The Lagos State House of Assembly, as an independent arm of government, has exercised its constitutional duty in the best interest of the people of Lagos,” a statement by Ogundipe Stephen Olukayode on behalf of the Lagos State Assembly read after the lawmakers honoured an invitation by the Lagos Command of the Department of State Services (DSS). “The decision to remove the former Speaker was made through a democratic process, with the required majority as stipulated by law. Any attempt to challenge this lawful action undermines the authority granted to us by the Nigerian Constitution.”
LAGOS: Obasa’s removal legal, lawmakers insist
