The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Saturday appeared before the state assembly panel of enquiry on the corruption allegations levelled against him by an online medium.
Obasa told the panel that the allegations were untrue and that it was the handiwork of his enemies.
The Speaker appeared before the nine-man Fact Finding Panel of the House, headed by Victor Akande (Ojo Constituency I), at the House chamber.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that an online medium had reported on May 23 that at least 64 bank accounts have been discovered and linked to the Bank Verification Number of the speaker.
The online medium, said that it discovered that the accounts, registered with various names, are being used to siphon public funds and many other allegations against the speaker.
Responding to questions from members of the Committee, Obasa said all the allegations made by the online medium in the reports were unfounded.
The Speaker explained that the vehicles bought for the members of the House and other expenses made were done with the approval of the House and that of the Fund Management Committee of the House, headed by him.
He said: “We bought land cruisers for Principal Officers of the House.
“The cars we bought for them are always higher than those of other members and we followed the due process in the purchase.
“We went through the Public Procurement Agency and others and the vehicles were distributed appropriately.
“It was agreed at the parliamentary meetings on about four occasions and the Clerk of the House, Mr. Azeez Sanni, is the Secretary.
“Also, it is not true that my wife collects N10 million monthly from the House.
“Anyone who says she does should come with proofs and evidences.
“My approval limit as the Speaker is N100 million and anything above that would have to be approved by the Fund Management Committee.”
Obasa also debunked the allegation that N258 million was spent for the printing of invitation cards for the inauguration of the 9th Assembly.
He said the whole event cost N61 million and that N1.1 million was spent on printing of the invitation cards.
