The immediate past Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, said on Saturday his impeachment did not follow due process.
He insisted that the election of Mrs. Mojisola Meranda as the new speaker of the Assembly did not follow the law.
Obasa, who addressed a large gathering of APC members from the Mandate Group at his official residence in Ikeja, said he remained the speaker until the House impeached him through due process.
He alleged that a fake mace was used to install Meranda as a speaker and that hundreds of policemen invaded the House on the day of his removal to intimidate his loyalists.
The former speaker also claimed that some policemen invaded his official residence on the same day and prevented members of his family and other persons in the building from coming out.
Obasa described the alleged actions as illegalities and vowed to challenge his removal in court.
He also vowed to go back to the House and resume as speaker.
Obasa said: “The speakership is not Obasa’s title, it is like a general when you go to war, you may come out or not come back. So, I am not disturbed, perturbed, or worried about the purported removal.
“However, things must be done properly. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police led police officers to invade the State Assembly on the day of the removal, while over 200 policemen also invaded my private residence in Agege.
“They also blocked the gate to my official residence, while they prevented members of my family from leaving the house.
“I am not afraid of being removed, I have been a member of the House for almost 22 years and speaker for almost 10 years and I think I have contributed my quota.
“But why did they have to break the chamber and use a fake mace to carry out the removal?
“If they say they don’t want me again, it is fine. But let them follow due procedure.
“My status in the House is that I believe strongly that I remain the speaker of the Assembly until the right procedure to remove me is followed.”
The ex-speaker debunked the allegation that he spent N16 billion to construct a gate at the Assembly complex.
Obasa was impeached by 32 out of the 40 members of the Assembly for alleged gross misconduct and financial impropriety on January 13.
The House immediately replaced him with Meranda.
