- Seyi Tinubu and Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, have been dragged into the debate of who becomes the next governor of Lagos state
- While a group has backed Tinubu’s son to contest for governorship, a trending video showed Obasa saying those who have ruled Lagos state were not better than him
- However, Obasa has released a statement to clarify his statement on his qualification to succeed Sanwo-Olu as Lagos governor
Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, said he had not given a serious thought about becoming the next governor of the state as was already being speculated.
Dr. Obasa said his major concern has been to strengthen the party in the state. The Speaker said this in his remarks shortly after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the state’s 2025 budget.
Obasa added that this is why he continues to minimise more people to support the party at all times, an act which has been misconstrued by ‘political detractors’ to mean that he was chasing a governorship ambition. This was contained in a statement signed by signed by Eromosele Ebhomele, the chief press secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, and made available to Legit.ng on Friday, November 22.
Obasa, Seyi Tinubu trends over governorship ambition
Recall that a coalition of Lagos Indigenous Youths told Seyi, the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to exercise his governorship ambition in Osun state.
The group vowed to move against non-indigenes planning to contest the 2027 governorship election in Lagos state.
While Seyi Tinubu is trending as possible next governor of Lagos state, on the other hand, a video shared on X by Nifemi Oguntoye, a newscaster with TVC, showed Modashiru Obasa saying “Tinubu, Fasola, Ambode & Sanwo-Olu are not better than me.”
