Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu for his silence over the ongoing crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, describing it as a tacit endorsement of anti-democratic tactics aimed at subverting the will of lawmakers.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his media aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku condemned what he termed “backdoor tactics” and the use of state-backed security forces to facilitate the return of former Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, despite his removal by an overwhelming majority of Assembly members.
Papers News had reported that Obasa stormed the Assembly complex earlier on Thursday, declaring himself Speaker and conducting a plenary session with only a few lawmakers, despite most members opposing his return.