The Lagos State House of Assembly has exonerated the first lady senator, Oluremi Tinubu, from the issue that is rocking the assembly.
Olukayode Ogundipe, the House spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday.
There have been reports that President Bola Tinubu’s wife may be supporting the expelled Speaker of the Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa.
The House denied the report, stating that all lawmakers hold the First Lady in high esteem.
“We categorically dissociate all members of the Lagos State House of Assembly from this false and baseless claim. The report is purely a fabrication and has no basis in truth.
“All members of the Assembly hold the First Lady in the highest regard. As a distinguished former First Lady of Lagos State and now the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has made significant contributions to governance and national development.
“It is, therefore, inconceivable that any member of the Assembly would accuse her of involvement in legislative matters or seek to tarnish her reputation. We firmly state that the First Lady has no role in any internal disagreements within the House. Any attempt to link her to these issues is entirely unfounded.”
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, some lawmakers met with the executives of the state’s All Progressives Congress to brief them on House proceedings.
Cornelius Ojelabi, the party’s state chairman, said in a post on X that the State Working Committee has received members from the Lagos State House of Assembly.
“They provided us with updates on the latest developments, fostering official communication between our party and legislative members,” he wrote.
When reached, the publicity secretary of the party in the state, Seye Oladejo, said the meeting was simply to brief the executives on the happenings at the assembly.
“It was just a courtesy visit to brief the party about what’s happening at the House, nothing more than that. And whatever is going on in the House, our position remains that it has to be resolved by the House,” he told our correspondent in a telephone interview.
Chronicle NG reports that there was chaos at the House following the militarization of the Assembly complex by DSS officials on Monday.
The crisis worsened following reported moves by ousted Obasa to return to the House on Tuesday.
Obasa, who was ousted by the majority of the lawmakers at the House on January 13, 2025, had last week approached the court to seek redress.
