Obasa denies sponsoring APC primary protests in Lagos

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has distanced himself from the bid of protests that followed the All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Assembly primaries successful Lagos, informing individuals against utilizing his sanction to beforehand demonstrations oregon governmental agitation.

Obasa besides rejected attempts to subordinate him with the increasing question of protests that person trailed the merchandise of candidates’ lists for the party’s legislative primaries, describing efforts to clasp him liable arsenic unfair and misleading.

His absorption comes aft APC members from respective section authorities areas, including Badagry, Mushin, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Somolu, Ajeromi-Ifelodun and Oshodi-Isolo, staged a protestation astatine the party’s secretariat connected ACME Road successful Ikeja on Tuesday, alleging irregularities successful the behaviour and result of the primaries.

The objection was the latest successful a bid of protests that person erupted crossed the authorities since the Lagos APC published the names of candidates said to person emerged from the superior elections.

Amid the controversy, messages circulated connected WhatsApp alleging that Obasa had provided N2 cardinal to sponsor and coordinate the protests crossed antithetic parts of the state.

Responding to the claims, the Speaker dismissed the allegations arsenic mendacious and unfounded, questioning the rationale down linking him to the demonstrations.

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