The Lagos State House of Assembly has given the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode a one-week ultimatum to come and defend himself against allegations of misconduct and infractions levelled against him or be impeached BONA NAIJA have learnt.
This brings a new twist to the lingering crisis between the Lagos State House of Assembly and the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode
The governor and the state lawmakers have been at loggerheads following his failure to present the state’s 2019 budget earlier in the month.
On Monday, the lawmakers accused the governor of committing atrocities bordering on alleged gross misconduct and illegal budgetary spending because they had yet to look into or approve the state’s budget for the year.
At plenary on Monday, 28 out of the 34 lawmakers called for the impeachment of the governor while six others called on the governor to resign. It was also gathered that the majority of the lawmakers in a voice vote supported the impeachment of the governor.
But in his intervention, the Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, said the house would allow Mr Ambode to appear before it for him to address the allegations of misconduct levelled by lawmakers. He, however, asked the lawmakers who still wanted the governor to be removed to gather signatures.
The state assembly thereafter asked the governor to appear before it in one week, with explanations on the alleged misconducts levelled against him or face impeachment.
The house also agreed to summon Mr Ambode alongside his commissioners for finance, economic planning and budget as well as the state’s attorney general.
All of the officials are to appear at the next sitting of the house scheduled for Monday.