Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa yesterday said he had not given a serious thought about becoming the next governor, contrary to speculations.
Dr. Obasa said his major concern was to strengthen the party in the state, adding that he would continue to be active.
He said his involvement in mobilising for the party had been misconstrued by ‘political detractors’ to mean that he was chasing a governorship ambition.
He also said he is not too young or lacks experience to run for Lagos governor, insisting that “those who have been before me are not better of.”
He said, “I have made it a personal task to mobilise people on the platform of Mandate, which has been misconstrued by some political detractors as being a selfish aspiration on the ground for me to become governor of the state. There is the need, however, to correct this wrong impression. My concern is about building our party, and whatever we do is mainly for this cause.
“To the blackmailers who have embarked on the mission to distort and redefine our mission, let me state it unequivocally here, our intention is to promote our party on the platform of Mandate.
“Also, becoming governor is secondary; it is something that I have not given serious consideration. Nevertheless, that does not mean I am too young or lack experience to run; whereas, those who have been before me are not better of.”
The speaker also denied seeking a blood relation in Ojo to validate his candidacy to run as a governor of Lagos.
“In addition, it is also important to correct the impression from some naysayers who have been insinuating that I made payment to seek for blood relation in Ojo to validate my candidacy to run as governor. Of course, I have never denied the fact that I am OBASA.
“But rather, I have never claimed to be related to Onikoyi, Oniru, or any of the other popular Lagos families as the case may be. I can indeed never run from the fact that I am related to my Obasa family in Ojo. But I do not need local validity to contest or run. If eventually I am contesting, I will do so from Agege”, he said.
He spoke after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2025 budget of N3,005,935,198,401.
A vote of confidence was passed in the Speaker by the lawmakers present at plenary.
‘, Obasa refutes guber ambition rumour
Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa yesterday said he had not given a serious thought about becoming the next governor, contrary to speculations.
Dr. Obasa said his major concern was to strengthen the party in the state, adding that he would continue to be active.
He said his involvement in mobilising for the party had been misconstrued by ‘political detractors’ to mean that he was chasing a governorship ambition.
He also said he is not too young or lacks experience to run for Lagos governor, insisting that “those who have been before me are not better of”.
He said, “I have made it a personal task to mobilise people on the platform of Mandate, which has been misconstrued by some political detractors as being a selfish aspiration on the ground for me to become governor of the state. There is the need, however, to correct this wrong impression. My concern is about building our party, and whatever we do is mainly for this cause.
“To the blackmailers who have embarked on the mission to distort and redefine our mission, let me state it unequivocally here, our intention is to promote our party on the platform of Mandate.
“Also, becoming governor is secondary; it is something that I have not given serious consideration. Nevertheless, that does not mean I am too young or lack experience to run; whereas, those who have been before me are not better of”.
The speaker also denied seeking a blood relation in Ojo to validate his candidacy to run as a governor of Lagos.
“In addition, it is also important to correct the impression from some naysayers who have been insinuating that I made payment to seek for blood relation in Ojo to validate my candidacy to run as governor. Of course, I have never denied the fact that I am Obasa.
“But rather, I have never claimed to be related to Onikoyi, Oniru, or any of the other popular Lagos families as the case may be. I can indeed never run from the fact that I am related to my Obasa family in Ojo. But I do not need local validity to contest or run. If eventually I am contesting, I will do so from Agege”, he said.
He spoke after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2025 budget of N3,005,935,198,401.
A vote of confidence was passed in the Speaker by the lawmakers present at plenary.
