Stephen Ogundipe, a Nigerian lawmaker, has disputed the claim of Mudashiru Obasa that he is still the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The lawmaker stated that Obasa was removed by the majority of members.
Ogundipe, the former Chairman of the Committee on Information, made this statement in Lagos on Saturday.
Daily Post reports that Obasa, on Saturday at his residence in Ikeja, faulted his removal by lawmakers.
Insisting he remained the Speaker, Obasa said: “My status in the House? I believe strongly I am still the Speaker until the right thing has been done. If you want to remove me, remove me the proper way, and I will not contest it.”
In response, Ogundipe, in a statement, said Obasa’s removal followed due process, warning that any attempt by Obasa to cause unrest would be resisted by the majority of members who unanimously elected Mojisola Meranda as the new Speaker.
He said: “The position of the House remains the same, and nothing has changed.
“The position being canvassed by former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa is uncalled for and unparliamentary.
“The majority of members elected Obasa as Speaker for the 10th Assembly, and we also, at the said plenary, took a majority decision to remove him and stand by the new Speaker. So, nothing has changed.
“All members were elected from their various constituencies across the state, and we all have the inalienable rights under the necessary statutory orders to remove the principal officers, including the Speaker.”
