Lagos State House of Assembly members have risen in defence of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa over what they termed “false”, “malicious” and “unsubstantiated”
They challenged the online medium to provide evidence of the allegations, even as the Speaker, through his lawyer Lawal Pedro , has demanded a retraction.
Sahara Reporters further claims that Obasa owns several other companies which he used to receive contracts from the House. “Therefore, we find the publication utterly absurd, abusive, malicious, and amount to irresponsible journalism to deliberately tarnish the image of the Rt. Honourable Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly .
“Take notice that, if you fail, refuse or neglect to meet our client’s humble request within the stipulated number of days, we have his further instruction to commence a legal action against you and your organisation for the malicious defamatory publication and to claim N1billion damages,” Pedro writes.
Sanni added: “I must also state that these expenditures have been in existence prior the emergence of Speaker Obasa. In fact it is dated back to as far as 2012 when it was N27 million monthly and I have the document here to show that the expenditure had been in existence since 2012.” “If a contractor makes an overture to the House for contract bidding, it is not just what he came with but what the House eventually agree.
Clerk of the House had raised the matter during plenary, stating that the lawmakers did not award any contract to the companies.
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