Categories: featuredPolitics

GAC, APC Chieftains Step Into Feud Between Sanwo-Olu, Lagos Assembly

The Lagos State Governance Advisory Council (GAC) and other APC chieftains have waded into the raging feud between Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the State House of Assembly.

The State Assembly had on 23 August, 2023, rejected 17 of the 39 cabinet nominees forwarded to it by Sanwo-Olu for screening and confirmation.

The Lagos State House of Assembly in session

The rejection caused serious turbulence in the state as many people attributed the Assembly‘s action to a battle between its Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa and Sanwo-Olu.

Obasa’s speakership was not supported by Sanwo-Olu, as he was said to have supported another lawmaker, Abiodun Tobun.

A few days ago, Obasa, during the sitting of the House said the lawmakers would not succumb to intimidation by anybody over its action in axing Sanwo-Olu’s nominees.

But on Wednesday, the GAC and top All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains in Lagos met with Sanwo-Olu and Obasa at the State House, Marina to resolve the matter.

READ ALSO: Osun APC Expels Salinsile, Odunlade, Olokungboye, 81 Others

Details of the meeting have not been made known to the public, but it might not be unconnected with the feud between the executive and the legislature.

At the meeting were GAC members such as Cardinal Odunmbaku; Otunba Henry Ajomale; former Deputy Governor, Mrs Sarah Sosan; former Deputy Governor, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire and Dr Abayomi Finnih.

There was also the APC chairman in Lagos, Cornelius Ojelabi; former Lagos APC chairman, Henry Ajomale, among others.

Obasa and Sanwo-Olu, at the end of the closed-door meeting, took photographs with the GAC members and other APC chieftains.

Recent Posts

Stop Exploiting The Deceased, Akeredolu Never Endorsed You As Successor – Late Gov’s Ex-Spokesperson

Richard Olatunde, former Chief Press Secretary to the late Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,…

6 mins ago

Osun Residents Demand Answers As Adeleke Awards Contract To Deputy Speaker’s Company

Residents of Osun State have demanded an answer from the state government over the award…

13 hours ago

Customs Release 15 Trucks Of Seized Food Items

The Nigeria Customs Service, Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, has released 15 seized trucks of grains in…

13 hours ago

How Two Suspects Kidnapped Friend To Collect Father’s Gratuity, Murdered Him After Plan Backfired

Two persons Hamim Auwalu, 26, and Ashiru Muhammad, 24, have been arrested by operatives of…

13 hours ago

Ningi Resigns As Northern Senators Forum Chairman

Abdul Ningi, the Senator from Bauchi Central, has stepped down from his position as the…

13 hours ago

NAFDAC Seals 10 Sub-Standard Bakeries, Eight Water Factories In Rivers

As part of its fight against fake products and consumption of substandard goods, the National…

13 hours ago

This website uses cookies.