Politics

The decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to drop Abdul Ganiyu Obasa, son of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa does not go down well with the Speaker.

A leading chairmanship aspirant for Agege Local Government, Taiwo Olasunkanmi Samuel, has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for ensuring transparency and fairness in the emerging political process that has characterised the forthcoming local government elections in Lagos State.

Tunde Oladunjoye, the self-styled media warrior and political opportunist, has once again found himself in the middle of a grand self-adulation exercise—this time over the adoption of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) by the federal government.

As the crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly continues to generate reactions, a former member of the House, Jude Idimogu, has cautioned the erstwhile Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, to stop heating up the polity in the state. Idimogu, who represented Oshodi/ Isolo constituency 2, between 2015 and 2023, spoke via a WhatsApp voice note sent to our correspondent, noting that Obasa won’t be first or last Speaker in Nigeria to be removed by their colleagues, and therefore should give peace a chance. The former lawmaker, while urging Obasa to understand the fact that nothing lasts forever, pointed out that the ex-Speaker had been privileged to serve in the House for over 20 years, and therefore should be grateful to God and the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, instead of trying to cause unrest and tarnishing the name of the party. “Obasa should know that he is not…