Obasa made this statement
on Wednesday following reported insinuations of friction between him and Bayo
Oshinowo, a former member of the state Assembly and current senator
representing Lagos East at the National Assembly.
The Speaker of the Lagos
state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has insisted that the
political empire of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC), in Lagos remains intact and strong.
According to the Speaker,
instilling discipline among members of the state’s House of Assembly did not
equate with friction in any form between him and members of the party.
Obasa stressed that Tinubu
has gone through a lot building the APC in Lagos and Nigeria, adding that
nobody in his right senses would do anything to be a clog in the wheel of the
party’s progress.
“Tinubu remains everything
to the continued success of the party he built from the scratch and nurtured up
to this moment.
“It is unarguable that his
resilience, love for democracy, passion to see his foot-soldiers grow and
belief in discipline cannot be measured,” he said.
Obasa maintained that the
party in Lagos remained united and that what happened recently at the House of
Assembly involving the removal of two principal officers and the suspension of
two others was a measure to ensure that the legislature remained strengthened
and its sanctity maintained.
“The legislature must
remain strong at all times, especially in relation to Nigeria’s democracy
because it is often the hardest hit where issues in the democratic journey pop
up.
“This is why during plenary
on Monday, March 9, I made this proclamation: ‘The parliament is a heartbeat of
every democratic system, its sanctity, integrity and positive reputation should
be guided and protected, hence discipline is a key and where it’s lacking, the
hope of the people fizzle,” he said.
To further prove that the
House of Assembly is united, Obasa said 33 members of the House sat at plenary
on Tuesday with the newly elected principal officers, including the deputy
leader carrying out their tasks as expected.
The Speaker further denied
any rift between him and Oshinowo, popularly called ‘Pepper’, who he described
as a friend and mentor and with whose support he had excelled in legislative
activities.
Emphasising this cordial
relationship, Obasa said he was with Oshinowo on Tuesday and that they both
drove in his convoy.
“I was the one that dropped
Senator Oshinowo off on his way to Abuja yesterday. If there was a rift between
us, will that happen?” The Speaker asked.
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