Pressure mounts on Assembly to shelve Ambode’s impeachment

Uncertainty currently pervades the Lagos House, Office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and State House of Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja, following move by lawmakers to impeach the governor over alleged infractions and due process regarding both the 2018 budgetary provisions and the 2019 Appropriation Bill which is yet to be approved.

The lawmakers had on Monday given the governor one week to appear before it to address the issues and respond appropriately or risk impeachment.

Citing the 1999 constitution, the lawmakers alleged that the governor, who was yet to lay the budget before the house for consideration, was already spending from the state funds, an action they described as an “aberration.”

The House of Assembly had lamented that the 2018 budget did not perform above 50 per cent after deliberating on the report of a special ad-hoc committee set up on budget performance in the state.

All efforts to speak with any of the APC executives in Lagos at press time were unsuccessful as they declined comment on the issue.

However, an official of APC who spoke with Vanguard on condition of anonymity blamed the governor for “grandstanding” instead of “playing ball” as a politician.

Vanguard, February 2, 2019

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