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Lagos Assembly: ‘Tinubu not in support of Obasa’s return as Speaker
The report that President Bola Tinubu is backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly “is a fallacy, a total spin in the media to test the waters.
“Since January 13 that he was impeached, Obasa is gone and I can categorically tell you that he is gone for good or bad. He is not coming back as the Number Three Citizen of the Centre of Excellence.
“In fact, you know the Nigerian practice is that if and when a Speaker is suspended like that, he or she will be placed on suspension to allow the successor to effectively take charge.
“But those close to the President are putting pressure on us not to suspend him. However, with the way Obasa is going, we may suspend him and heavens will not fall”.
With the above, a member of the 40-member Lagos State House of Assembly, on Sunday, described as false the report that President Tinubu and the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, are backing the return of Obasa as Speaker.
The report declared that the president and his wife are putting pressure on the lawmakers to allow Obasa’s return as Speaker.
It was said that Obasa should be given a soft landing, be allowed to return and after a few weeks, he will resign voluntarily.
Speaking with Freedom Online, the lawmaker, who said his name should not be mentioned because he is not the spokesman for the House, described those behind the story as “politically daft”.
“What I will say is simple. People behind the story are politically daft. That is the truth. How could anybody write and publish a story like that? Does it make any sense at all? That Obasa should come back as Speaker and later resign. This is the first time I will read this type of a stupid story.
“That story is even an embarrassment. They don’t know they are embarrassing the office of the Commander-in-Chief by mentioning President Tinubu’s name.
“Haba! Are they daft? Is that the way power is given? Is Obasa the first speaker to be impeached in the country? What the President, GAC members and some elders are telling us is that we should not suspend him.
“But, with the way Obasa and a few people close to him are spinning stories in the media, we may have to suspend him soon. There is no way any reasonable person will allow a snake to stay in the same room with him or her.
“We have a meeting on this matter in a few days. Mojisola Meranda is our Speaker. Final. For even embarrassing the president, we will tell Obasa we have the powers to deal with him”.
The Commissioner of Police Force Provost Marshal, Force Headquarters, CP. Olusegun Eyitayo Omosanyin, has ordered the eviction of adults from the Dei Dei Police Barracks in Abuja.
This directive was issued amid concerns about brigandage in the barracks.
A statement signed by Omosanyin described the criminal activities occurring in the barracks as alarming.
He, therefore, directed that all adults that are 18 years and above excluding serving policemen and their spouses should vacate the barracks immediately.
The police issued a 14-day notice which took effect from Thursday, January 30, 2025.
The statement read, “The Commissioner of Police Force Provost Marshal, Force Headquarters Abuja has directed that incessant cases of criminal activities being recorded within the neighbourhood of the MD Abubakar barrack is alarming.
“Henceforth all adults from eighteen (18) years and above excluding serving policemen and their spouses should vacate the barrack immediately.
“You are issued a fourteen days notice to vacate the quarters. This takes effect from today 30th January, 2025 to February 13th 2025 to vacate the barracks. Those who violate this order will be seriously dealt with.”
A bricklayer, Enoch Ganogbe, has developed hypertension after his daughter, Abigail Ganogbe, and granddaughter, Yenukunme Ajovi, went missing.
He said Abigail and Ajovi have been missing since January 2015.
It was gathered that it could not be ascertained whether they were abducted or disappeared in the Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Speaking with The PUNCH, Enoch lamented that their disappearance had taken a toll on him, causing him a lot of stress. He added that the situation made him developed hypertension.
“Sometimes, I worry about how much this is affecting my health. I just pray it doesn’t end up taking my life,” he said.
The worried father said her daughter supported him and had always been there for him.
“She was helping out in so many ways. She’s a really good person and does a lot for me. I haven’t felt any joy or peace since she went missing. I’ve searched everywhere and asked everyone I could, but nothing has led me to her. At this point, I can only leave it in God’s hands, hoping that someday, I’ll find her,” he lamented.
Enoch stressed that before their disappearance, his daughter had a disagreement with her husband, “but we were able to help resolve that”.
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He said, “My daughter’s husband reported her disappearance to the police, but there has been no progress. Since then, my life hasn’t been the same.”
Abigail’s husband, Noah Ajovi, described his wife and daughter’s disappearance as a big loss and disaster.
He stated that he had been with the victim since 2007 before they got married in 2011.
“I spent 10 years of my life with her, and she disappeared with the only daughter she has with me. I did a registry with her. I didn’t just meet her on the street and impregnate her. All I want now is my daughter. If I see my daughter, I’ll be happy that what I spent 10 years of my life on still exists,” Ajovi explained.
The husband further explained that, “She left home in January 2015, and I was travelling at that time. Whenever we have issues, she always leaves the house.
“We haven’t seen her since she left the last time. I reported the issue at the police station. We’re not sure if they were kidnapped.”
Meanwhile, efforts to reach the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, proved abortive.
(PUNCH)
President Donald Trump on Sunday called again for Canada to become a US state, heightening tensions further with one of his country’s closest allies after hitting it with heavy tariffs.
While claiming the United States pays “hundreds of billions of dollars to SUBSIDIZE Canada,” apparently referring to the US trade deficit with its neighbor, Trump said “without this massive subsidy, Canada ceases to exist as a viable Country.”
“Therefore, Canada should become our Cherished 51st State,” he wrote on his Truth social media platform, claiming the move would bring “much lower taxes, and far better military protection for the people of Canada – AND NO TARIFFS!”
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