Speaker Obasa talks on ‘plans’ to impeach Gov Ambode

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said there is no plan to impeach the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

According to the speaker, the governor has not committed any impeachable offence to warrant his impeachment.

He stated this during the plenary session of the House on Monday as relayed on the Twitter handle of the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Obasa said: “Impeachment is constitutional and has its process but the lawmakers are not embarking on that yet”.

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The Assembly twitted: “The Rt.Hon Speaker @mudashiru_obasa clears the rumours on alleged impeachment of the Executive Governor @AkinwunmiAmbode. Impeachment is constitutional & has its process. we are not embarking on that yet. H.E @AkinwunmiAmbode has not committed any impeachable offence.

“We don’t need wailers to advice us on how to go about our duties. For now, we are still working in one accord to move Lagos forward. This is to clear the rumors.”

 

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