Is The Lagos Assembly Truly Planning To Impeach Ambode? Find Out What The Speaker Has To Say

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has reacted to the rumours of plans by the House to impeach Governor Ambode.

Ambode (r) and Obasa (l)

Lagos lawmaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, who is the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has dismissed rumours of plans by the House to impeach Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of the state.

The Speaker stated this during the plenary session of the House on Monday.

According to Obasa, "Impeachment is constitutional and has its process", but the lawmakers are "not embarking on that yet".

Proceedings of the session were contained in a post on the Twitter handle of the Lagos House of Assembly that read: "The Rt.Hon Speaker @mudashiru_obasa clears the rumours on alleged impeachment of the Executive Governor @AkinwunmiAmbode. Impeachment is constitutional & has its process. we are not embarking on that yet. H.E @AkinwunmiAmbode has not committed any impeachable offence.

"We don’t need wailers to advice us on how to go about our duties. For now, we are still working in one accord to move Lagos forward. This is to clear the rumors."