No plan to impeach Ambode now- Obasa

The Lagos State House of Assembly has denied the rumour flying round that it was planning to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of the state.

Speaking at the plenary on Monday, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa said that there was no truth in the rumour.

Obasa who revealed that he had received several telephone calls and enquiries from prominent members of the public over the alleged impeachment moves against Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said Solidarity Group of Nigeria

and a faction of the APC in Lagos State led by Mr. Fuad Oki have been insinuating that lawmakers in the state have threatened Governor Ambode to open the state treasury for them and that they threatened to impeach him if he failed to do so.

“We are not embarking on any impeachment process against the Governor now. If there would be an impeachment, it would be from the governor and if there would not be any need for impeachment, it would also be from him based on his actions.

“Even at that, impeachment is constitutional, so many speakers, senate presidents, presidents and others have been impeached all over the world. So, nobody can threaten us if it happens because we are representatives of the people.

“We don’t need the wailers to guide us in performing our duties. It is not out of place for us to do our job,” Obasa stated.

The Speaker added that if there was going to be an impeachment, it would be done in the open, but that there was nothing like that for now, adding that the people would know if any impeachment against the governor would happen.

He however, promised that the Assembly was working with the governor to ensure peace and development in the state.

The submission of the Speaker was corroborated by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, who stated that the constitutional procedure for impeachment does not harbour secrecy, adding that members of the public would know if such would happen.

Recall that the Assembly last week ordered the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state to direct the operators of Private Sector Participation (PSP) involved in refuse clearing in the state to go back to work.

The House had also disowned Visionscape that was contracted by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to take over refuse clearing job and management in the state from the PSP Operators over one year ago.

The House also added that the executive arm will have to return all the money paid to Visionscape and that the heaps of refuse all over the state was an indication that the organisation lacked the capacity to do the job.