The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, stated on Thursday that he had not seriously considered running for governor of the state, despite ongoing speculation.
However, he emphasized that he is neither too young nor inexperienced to pursue the governorship, asserting that “those who have come before me are not necessarily better off.”
Obasa made these comments shortly after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the state’s 2025 budget, which totals N3,005,935,198,401, to the assembly.
The Speaker clarified that his main focus remains on strengthening the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, with any ambitions for the governorship coming as a secondary consideration.
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He said, “I have made it a personal task to mobilise people on the platform of Mandate, which has been misconstrued by some political detractors as being a selfish aspiration on the ground for me to become governor of the state. There is the need, however, to correct this wrong impression. My concern is about building our party, and whatever we do is mainly for this cause.
“To the blackmailers who have embarked on the mission to distort and redefine our mission, let me state it unequivocally here, our intention is to promote our party on the platform of Mandate.
“Also, becoming governor is secondary; it is something that I have not given serious consideration. Nevertheless, that does not mean I am too young or lack experience to run; whereas, those who have been before me are not better of.”
The speaker also denied seeking a blood relation in Ojo to validate his candidacy to run as a governor of Lagos.
“In addition, it is also important to correct the impression from some naysayers who have been insinuating that I made payment to seek for blood relation in Ojo to validate my candidacy to run as governor. Of course, I have never denied the fact that I am OBASA.
“But rather, I have never claimed to be related to Onikoyi, Oniru, or any of the other popular Lagos families as the case may be. I can indeed never run from the fact that I am related to my Obasa family in Ojo. But I do not need local validity to contest or run. If eventually I am contesting, I will do so from Agege,” he said.
Obasa observed that the budget was presented at a time when many Nigerians have expressed concerns about the state of the economy.
However, he urged Nigerians to remain hopeful, emphasizing that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is committed to driving the nation’s economic recovery.
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