Fouad Oki, a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has defended the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, calling it a crucial step in ensuring accountability for his actions.
Oki made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, following Obasa’s removal from office over allegations of fraud. Obasa, a six-term APC lawmaker representing Agege Constituency I, was impeached by his fellow lawmakers on Monday, leading to the election of Mojisola Meranda, the deputy speaker, as his replacement.
Oki expressed that the impeachment was not unexpected, criticizing Obasa for behaving like an “emperor” and asserting that recent events over the past few months had made it clear that Obasa’s time as Speaker was coming to an end.
“The impeachment was necessary,” Oki stated. “Obasa’s actions over time suggested that he was unaccountable and had overstepped his bounds. The signs had been there for a while, and this was the inevitable result.”
His words: “He saw himself as an emperor. It became very obvious that there was a need for a change in the leadership of the parliament in Lagos.
“If you cast your mind back, you must have seen this coming in the last 18 months.
“Recall the events on the day when the governor presented the 2025 appropriation bill and the leadership of the party was invited to the convention.
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“Not only was the governor kept waiting for over four hours, but the leadership of the party and all invited dignitaries were also kept waiting with no apologies or excuses. And when he came into the chambers, courtesies, too, were not extended to anyone.
“Rather, it was a situation or an event of letting people know that I am the emperor here. One of the ways to check such an irresponsible attitude is by calling his excesses to order.”
Oki further stated that the impeachment was carried out in President Bola Tinubu’s best interest to ensure Lagos remained central to his political leadership.
He said, “Before the president came home, this issue had been lingering. In the wisdom of members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the president’s attention was called.
“The president, as father and leader, called a meeting wherein he tried to make sense out of the observations raised by elders of the party.
“Unfortunately, the president saw by himself a recalcitrant. I think that is what broke the camel’s back.”
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