The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday said it had set up a committee to probe the crisis in the House and reconcile parties.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Tunde Braimoh, while insisting that the matter was overblown, noted that all the issues would be resolved.
Two other members, Moshood Osun and Adewale Raheem, were suspended for alleged gross misconduct and insubordination.The problem was alleged to be the offshoot of a conflict between the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, and the Senator representing Lagos East in the National Assembly, Bayo Osinowo, akaHowever, during a briefing attended by most of the lawmakers on Thursday, the spokesperson for the House, Braimoh, said the members were united.
While fielding questions from journalists on the actual offences of the lawmakers, Braimoh said raising the issues could aggravate the problem and damage the reconciliation process.
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