I have never experienced dirty politics until now – Lagos Speaker

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashir Ajayi Obasa, has said that he has never experienced dirty politics in his entire political career until now that he contested for the Speakership position of the state assembly.

Obasa joins active politics in 1999 when he contested for a councillorship position in Agege local government and won.

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Speaking during an interview with our correspondent, he explained that he has been hearing about dirty politics but witnessed it personally when he and his colleagues contested for the Speakership seat.

He added that all the intrigues thrown up during the Speakership race really shocked him to the marrow as well as opened his eyes to a lot of things.

According to him,“let me use this opportunity to appeal to my honourable colleagues to forget the healthy and democratic expression of aspiration by some of us in the course of our selecting the speaker of this great House.

“All our differences, I implore we must set aside for us to have a smooth running of the huge tasks placed before us by the people.

“We are in the House to serve the people. As speaker, I will do everything in my power to advance legislations and policies that will secure and strengthen the people of Lagos State, tomorrow and for generations to come.

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“I am fully aware of the significance of the responsibilities our citizens in the 377 wards in which they live in Lagos have given to us to change their world,” he said.

Mr. Obasa, who is alleged to have the support and backing of a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, was elected unopposed.

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