The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it is expecting former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa to resume the House before it determines the next line of action, including a possible probe.
The House spokesperson, Olukayode Ogundipe, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The Punch on Monday at the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja.
Ogundipe said, “On the other allegations against him, when he is on the ground physically, those ones will be taken care of.
“There are other things we’ve also been hearing about different amounts of money being spent by him. We felt we didn’t know how they got the record of those, but the ones we have, when he’s seated with us, actions will be taken.”
Asked if the Assembly would submit a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe the ex-Speaker, the Assembly spokesperson, representing Oshodi Constituency I, said, “That will be expatiated when he’s on the ground, probably a committee will be set up to look into it or probably it will also be looked at by the leadership of the House.
“Those formalities as per procedures will be followed to the letter. So I’m sure you should expect the House to react to that when the time comes.”
The lawmakers had last week removed Obasa, citing, among other things, corruption allegations.
However, Obasa, who publicly addressed the issue last Saturday, dismissed the lawmakers’ corruption allegation.
He also said his removal was unprocedural, insisting that he remained the authentic Speaker.
“If you want to claim that I’m corrupt, please prove it, let us see it,” Obasa told supporters who welcomed him at the Speaker’s Lodge on Saturday.
