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The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said it is not a sin to have a governorship ambition.
Obasa made this remark amid rumours that he is among those nursing the ambition to take over from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in 2027.
Addressing the rumours during a press conference on Saturday, the lawmaker representing Agege Constituency 1 said he had already clarified to the Assembly that he holds no such ambition.
“Having the ambition to become the governor of a state is not a sin. Is it? However, I said on the floor of the House when the budget was presented that I have no thought for governorship, but that does not mean that I’m not qualified or I lack experience. I still maintain that position,” he said.
He further revealed that he had never approached any leader in the state with an ambition to become governor.
Obasa also addressed his impeachment, stating that the lawmakers who took the action acted unconstitutionally.
Meanwhile, the lawmakers have issued a statement warning him against heating up the polity, just as they stood by their decision to impeach him over gross misconduct and financial misappropriation.
