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Laws set out clear and enforceable rules for assessing whether a politician’s behaviour breaks a legal standard.
Pedro said the medium published a “vile” and “denigrating” report with the headline: “Exposed: Speaker of Lagos Assembly, Obasa, awards contracts to self through company registered in son’s name”. The medium subsequently published other reports against Obasa, with the headlines: “Exclusive: Tinubu, GAC back Lagos Assembly Speaker, Obasa, over the suspension of Lawmakers, corruption”; and “Lagos Speaker, Obasa, gives thugs N50m to burn down Sahara Reporters, Civic Media Lab”.
“Our client has been greatly injured in his credit, character and reputation and his office and has been brought to unwarranted hatred, ridicule, public scandal, odium and contempt before his friends, associates, Constituents, the State, the country and the world as a whole. A lawyer, John Jacobs-Adeniyi, urged Obasa and the House to pursue the matter to the logical legal conclusion if the medium does not retract or substantiate the reports.
During plenary last Monday, the House denied that it spends N17 million monthly to maintain Obasa’s residence and guest house.He clarified that the sum covers various expenditure for the maintenance of the Office of the Chief of Staff, special advisers, office of the Chief Press Secretary, Special Assistant , Special Assistant , Special Assistant , and 15 Special Assistants engaged to attend to the growing demands and speciality of the House.
The lawmaker representing Somolu Constituency 1 and Chairman House Committee on Finance, Rotimi Olowo, said the online medium was known for publishing misleading reports. “I remember in 2012, I was a member of this House and I remember the amount that was budgeted was N27milliom monthly but when Obasa emerged as Speaker he reduced it to N17 million.
Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Tunde Braimoh, added that the medium did not reach out to the House to get their side of the story, adding that the report was malicious.“It shows the medium and its co-travellers would not get anywhere and we are not ready to join issues with it. I agree with you that we don’t have to waste our time on it. We remain resolute,” Obasa said.
“Let me also join you to emphasise that what was published by ‘Sahara Liars’ has nothing to do with me. The fact remains that De Kingrun has no relationship with the Lagos State House of Assembly. “When I came back, I went there and they showed me the petition. I went there with all the necessary documents, but the petitioners did not show up.
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