The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has strongly denied any involvement in the protests that erupted after the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primaries in the state.Obasa distanced himself from the demonstrations, warning against the misuse of his name to incite or coordinate political agitation.
He described attempts to link him to the unrest as unfair, misleading, and baseless.
The protests, staged by APC members from several local government areas including Badagry, Mushin, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Somolu, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, and Oshodi-Isolo, targeted the party’s secretariat on ACME Road in Ikeja. Protesters alleged irregularities in the conduct and outcomes of the primaries following the release of the candidate lists.
In response to circulating WhatsApp messages accusing him of providing N2 billion to sponsor and coordinate the protests, Obasa dismissed the claims outright.“It is foolhardy, malicious, misleading and baseless for anybody to assume or imply that I will import or
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