Exposed: How Lagos Speaker, Obasa’s Wife Collects N10m Monthly Allocation From Assembly {Document}

Controversial Lagos state house of assembly speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa is in another multimillionaire scandal and looting of public funds, Obasa, with the help of some lawmakers orchestrated disbursement of N10m monthly allocation his wife under the guise of gender inclusiveness programme for women, Thecitypulsenews reports.

In this latest scandal, Hon. Obasa who is a polygamist involved one among his three wives in the fraudulent scheme, our source revealed.

This multimillionaire scandal and looting of public funds by Obasa, with the active connivance of some lawmakers perfected the disbursement of N10m monthly allocation to his wife under the guise of gender inclusiveness programme for women.

The programme, according to document made available to our source would be headed by his wife and would also be in charge of the funds.

In a letter written by the Clerk of the House ordering the release of the funds, the monthly allocation would be for the establishing of a grassroots support programme, which will be centred on socio-economic and political programmes to be coordinated by wives of legislators at the various constituencies.

The letter used to approve the monthly allocation reads, “You may be aware of the emerging trend of gender inclusiveness, which is to mitigate/eradicate all obstacles to gender equality.

“Sir, you may also be aware that gender inequality is endemic in our society and considering the peculiarity of Lagos State as well as the fact that our honourable members being the representatives of their respective constituencies are appropriately placed to deliver on building the capacity of women in each of the 40 constituencies of Lagos State.

“It is pertinent to note that women are the bedrock of every society being the pillar upon which a family is built. A woman is also in a better position to appreciate a woman’s need and be able to deliver better any programme for fellow women.

“It is in this vein that you are invited to consider and seek approval for the establishing of a grassroots support programme, which will be centred on socio-economic and political programmes to be coordinated by wives of honourable members at the various constituencies.

“In furtherance of the above, I wish to sincerely urge you to consider and seek approval for the monthly release of N10,000,000 only for the implementation of the aforementioned for the year 2018.”

Checks by our source revealed that no programme around socio-economic and political activities was established at various constituencies.

Wives of lawmakers interviewed claimed not to know of the allocation or receipt of any such amount from the Speaker’s wife.

They also denied having knowledge of the establishment of any socio-economic and political programmes at their constituencies.

Some of them revealed that the highest fund received from the state Assembly was the sum of N100,000 paid as travel and entertainment allowance during meetings of wives of honourable members.