He urged Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora to continue supporting and praying for the country and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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In a condolence letter signed by the Speaker, he stated, “I was deeply saddened to hear about the loss of your beloved wife, Mrs Ebunoluwa Esther Ojelabi, to the cold hands of death. My heart goes out to you and your family during this incredibly difficult time.
Obasa is challenging the allegations that led to his initial removal as speaker, which include fraud, high-handedness, abuse of office, and gross misconduct.
There comes a time in every man’s life when the truth will matter; he will hear it or see it; he will face it or dodge it; he will push it or dump it. Whichever choice he makes, time – that old element that recognizes our feats and follies – will judge.
The APC spokesperson in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, dismissed the claims indicating Obasa’s resignation, saying, “To the best of my knowledge, there was no time the arrangement for Obasa to resign came up in the terms of settlement of the crisis.”
The meeting, held at the complex in Alausa, Ikeja, aimed at wooing the aggrieved lawmakers to his side and dousing frayed nerves, as well as charting a new course.
The group, in a statement issued by its Media Office, berated the lawmakers for what it called a missed opportunity to assert their independence and authority.
Obasa was reappointed after the former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda, resigned at a plenary session she presided over on Monday
The Eagle Online recalls that the lawmakers in support of Obasa’s replacement, Mojisola Meranda, had adjourned sitting indefinitely last week
For any godfather, a la the precepts of the 48 Laws of Power, the Ajélè had committed an unpardonable sin against the Leviathan.
Obasa, accompanied by his security officials, stormed the Assembly complex on Thursday and gained access to the Speaker’s office.
Obasa, speaking on TVC while addressing concerns over the session’s legitimacy, said, “I can’t force people to attend plenary.
Speaking with journalists at the assembly complex on Thursday, the lawmakers refuted Obasa’s claim that he remains the speaker.
According to sources, Obasa arrived at the Assembly around 11:30 AM, accompanied by heavily armed police officers and civil defence personnel.
Meranda, who opted to revert to her position as Deputy Speaker, was also said to have given other conditions to step down
Operatives of the Department of State Services were said to have uncovered 47 pump action guns during a visit to the assembly on Monday.
According to available information, the recovery of the cache of arms was made by the Department of State Services during a search
It therefore urged the erstwhile Speaker that he remained impeached and vowed to defend its position to the letter.
The former speaker said he had not done anything wrong to warrant his removal, adding he had lived up to expectations
Obasa, who spoke on his removal for the first time on Saturday, said it was important for the lawmakers to “follow constitutional procedure” to remove him as speaker.