The governor’s advisory council (GAC), the highest
decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, has met
with Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, and Mudashiru Obasa, the
speaker of the house of assembly.
Both Sanwo-Olu and Obasa have been in the news over the of
refusal the house to clear 17 of the 39 commissioner nominees recommended by
the governor.
Six former commissioners who served in the cabinet of
Sanwo-Olu during his first term were among those not cleared by the assembly.
Gbenga Omotoso (information and strategy); Akin Abayomi (health); Cecilia Dada (Women affairs and poverty alleviation); Olalere Odusote (energy resources); Folashade Adefisayo (education) and Sam Egube (economic planning and budget) were former commissioners who served in the first term of Sanwo-Olu that were not cleared by the assembly.
Reacting to criticism of the decision of the house, Obasa
said there is no fight between the lawmakers and the governor.
“There is no basis for the house or myself to fight the
governor. The governor is a friend and colleague in serving Lagos state,” he
had said.
“We will continue to work together and there is no reason to
fight. But we have constitutional rights to say yes or no to his nominees.”
Meanwhile, in a short
clip posted by Jubril Gawat, the senior special assistant
to the governor on new media, on Wednesday, Sanwo-Olu was seen together with
Obasa and flanked by members of the council during the visit.
“Today at the Lagos house, Marina. Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu,
speaker Mudashiru Obasa together with GAC members,” Gawat wrote on his X page.
However, the detail of the meeting was yet to be made public
as of the time of this report.
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