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How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 1:01am On Jun 07, 2020
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Saturday appeared before the House 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 they were the handiwork of his enemies.

The Speaker appeared before the nine-man fact-finding panel of the House headed by Mr 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 had 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 were 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 by the House were done with the approval of the House and that of the Fund Management Committee of the House headed by him.

“We bought (Toyota) Land Cruisers for principal officers of the House. The cars we bought for them were more expensive than those of other members and we followed due process in the purchase.

“Also, it is not true that my wife collects N10m monthly from the House. Anyone who says she does should come with proof and evidence.

“My approval limit as the Speaker is N100m and anything above that would have to be approved by the Fund Management Committee,” he said.

Obasa, while explaining the expenditure of N80m as estacode for the training of women in Dubai, said that wives of the 20 lawmakers attended the event and that he was there to declare the event open.



“We gave N4m to each of the participants for air ticket, hotels, feedings and local travel.

“Air ticket to Dubai alone cost about N2m. Some of these allegations were raised for a crusade to get the Speaker out of office.



“The House of Assembly is above common standard of excellence and we have to train people, and this comes at a cost. Learning is not cheap and I have never collected N80m for estacode at a go before,” he said.

Obasa also denied the allegation that he spent N53m on a trip to the United States of America with his mistress.

“We were invited by the Consular General for a programme in the United States. Later, the programme was postponed, but I had gone ahead.

“I had to return home and I told others not to bother to come until the new dates,” the Speaker said.

“On the issue of awarding contracts to companies belonging to me, they should come and show evidence of where I awarded contracts to myself,” he told the panel.

On the report that he tricked ex-governor Akinwunmi Ambode to spend N350m on hosting a meeting of Conference of Speakers, Obasa told the committee that this was not possible. He said such a situation was not possible since Ambode was an accountant, who rose to be the chief accountant of the state.

“All these allegations are deliberate actions of my enemies to achieve their aims that they could not achieve in the House to remove me as the Speaker, which was why they came up with such reports,” he said.

The Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, who also appeared before the panel, denied attending a meeting in Dubai as against the report of an online medium.

The Clerk of the House, Mr. Azeez Sanni, also defended the estacode for the trip to the United States, saying that it followed the standard procedure.

https://punchng.com/how-we-spent-n80m-on-lawmakers-wives-dubai-trip-lagos-speaker-obasa/
Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Yungmil: 1:03am On Jun 07, 2020
Dubai trip to do what actually?


Anyway sweating over Nigerian politics is very unhealthy.

The poster below me refuse to sleep by this time because of FTC.

Let's see what he has to say............. seun my cash price please for FCT sorry FTC

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by pyyxxaro: 1:07am On Jun 07, 2020
APC , looting the nation since 1972 cool


Hope Mc Oluomo’s wife was taken along

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by redsun(m): 1:15am On Jun 07, 2020
How can he be the speaker and at the same time the treasurer or accountant? What has a speaker got to do with the finances of the house apart from his salary and undue bonuses?

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by baby124: 1:15am On Jun 07, 2020
Lawmakers wives were not elected so they need to refund all that money. They have no rights to the money of the state

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 1:30am On Jun 07, 2020
Frontpage Lalasticlala,Mynd44


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg7lfHL_l1w

Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by serverconnect(m): 1:32am On Jun 07, 2020
Excessive spending in this present government.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 1:33am On Jun 07, 2020
serverconnect:
Excessive spending in this present government.
The poverty capital of the world. That money will changed many residents lives in Makoko.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by NGpatriot: 1:43am On Jun 07, 2020



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The undeclared assets were identified as: 11 Evans Enwerem Street, Apo Legislative Quarters, Apo, Abuja; Plot 2633 Kyami, Abuja; Housing Estate; Plot 1106 CRD, Cadastral Zone 07-07, Lugbe, Abuja; Plot 2782, Asokoro Extension, Abuja; houses at Citi Park Estate, Gwagwalada, Abuja and Plot 1474, Cadastral Zone BD6, Mabushi, Abuja.


Other properties allegedly undeclared by the senator include Congress Court, Abuja; Flat 1, Block D25, Athletics Street, (24th Street), Games Village, Abuja; and Plot 66, 64 Crescent, Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja.

Properties allegedly owned by Ekweremadu abroad include: Flat 4, Varsity Court, Harmer Street, WIH 4NW, London; 52, Ayleston Avenue, NW6 7AB, London; Room 1903, The Address Hotel, Downtown Dubai; The Address Boulevard, 3901, Dubai; two Flats of Burij Side Boulevard (the signature), Dubai and Emirate Gardens Apartment No. EGG1/1/114, Dubai.

Others are Emirate Gardens Apartment No. EGG1/115, Dubai; apartment DFB/12/B 1204, Park Towers, Dubai; Flat 3604, MAG214, Dubai; Villa No 148, Maeen 1, The Lakes Emirates Hills, Dubai; 4507 Stella Street, Bellavida Estate Kissime, Florida, United States; 2747 Club Cortile Circle, Kissime, Florida, US and 2763 Club Cortile Circle, Kissime, Florida, US.



https://punchng.com/efcc-detains-ekweremadu-over-22-properties/





All acquired by one man, an ordinary senator, a common public servant still sitting in office collecting salary and looting his poor enugu people while the same poor victims of his crimes are obsessed with a private citizen and businessman far away in Lagos state.


Who dumb and silly can these misguided Igbos be.

grin

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 1:45am On Jun 07, 2020
NGpatriot:






All acquired by one man, an ordinary senator, a common public servant still sitting in office collecting salary and looting his poor enugu people while the same poor victims of his crimes are obsessed with a private citizen and businessman far away in Lagos state.


Who dumb and silly can these misguided Igbos be.


Ekweremadu was rewarded in Germany new yam festival by his people.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by salford1: 1:59am On Jun 07, 2020
Yungmil:
Dubai trip to do what actually?


Anyway sweating over Nigerian politics is very unhealthy.

The poster below me refuse to sleep by this time because of FTC.

Let's see what he has to say............. seun my cash price please for FCT sorry FTC
Gucci shopping grin

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 2:07am On Jun 07, 2020
salford1:

Gucci shopping grin

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by iyatrustee(f): 2:14am On Jun 07, 2020
Training of member's wives that couldn't be done in Nigeria? How does the training benefit Lagos state? Air ticket of N2mil from taxpayers money?

Estacode of N4mil per delegate? This is pure wastage!

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 2:17am On Jun 07, 2020
iyatrustee:
Training for member's wives that couldn't be done in Nigeria? How does the training benefit Lagos state? Air ticket of N2mil from taxpayers money?

Estacode of N4mil per delegate? This is pure wastage!
angry
Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Mysticwebb: 2:42am On Jun 07, 2020
These thieves are always searching for any opportunity to steal. The economy is receding and Lagos owes the highest debt (foreign and local debt) yet all that was important to these thieves was to squander N80m on fruitless trip.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 3:01am On Jun 07, 2020
Mysticwebb:
These thieves are always searching for any opportunity to steal. The economy is receding and Lagos owes the highest debt (foreign and local debt) yet all that was important to these thieves was to squander N80m on fruitless trip.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by bakynes(m): 3:08am On Jun 07, 2020
Wives of the lawmakers going to dubai for a training with an estacode of 4 million naira per person. Are the wives public officials that are going for a training with state money? These guys are big thieves and they all need to pay back that money immediately or EFCC should arrest all of them. Its like these guys have more than enough money allocated to them by LASG that they had to come up with a useless and senseless reason for spending tax payers money.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by NGpatriot: 3:39am On Jun 07, 2020
RuudVanNisteroy:


Ekweremadu was rewarded in Germany new yam festival by his people.



Ekweremadu the lootocrat is not a government official in Garmany and Germany is not his constituency, he's a government official here in Nigeria and his constituency is in Enugu, Nigeria. They voted for him in Enugu, not in Germany so what are you doing here in Nigeria where he's representing you to demand accountability and ask where and how he acquired so much wealth and dozens of mansions all over the world.

This is the problem with you Igbos, you come up with all kinds of dodging and silly excuses to defend your looting and stealing uncles while killing yourselves and shouting like bingo over other people's business in faraway places.

No wonder your lootocrats dey shut you up with kerosene and wheelbarrow.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 3:42am On Jun 07, 2020
NGpatriot:




Ekweremadu the lootocrat is not a government official in Garmany and Germany is not his constituency, he's a government official here in Nigeria and his constituency is in Enugu, Nigeria. They voted for him in Enugu, not in Germany so what are you doing here in Nigeria where he's representing you to demand accountability and ask where and how he acquired so much wealth and dozens of mansions all over the world.

This is the problem with you Igbos, you come up with all kinds of dodging and silly excuses to defend your looting and stealing uncles while killing yourselves and shouting like bingo over other people's business in faraway places.

No wonder your lootocrats dey shut you up with kerosene and wheelbarrow.


No one can question him in Nigeria he is a god- with an army of thugs and a comprised law enforcement at his beck and call that can be bought at a price. That is why his people held him accountable in Germany.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by NGpatriot: 4:35am On Jun 07, 2020
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RuudVanNisteroy:

No one can question him in Nigeria he is a god- with an army of thugs and a comprised law enforcement at his beck and call that can be bought at a price. That is why his people held him accountable in Germany.
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You hold crooked public officials accountable by denying them your votes, but what do you hypocrites do, you vote for the same crook and send them back to represent you in Abuja and keep looting you with nothing in return., well, maybe only kerosene and wheelbarrow.

That crook is one of the longest-serving senators in Nigeria.

Stop quoting me abeg, you are not making any sense, all you hypocrites do is make excuse for your crooked and looting uncles.
Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 4:41am On Jun 07, 2020
NGpatriot:
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You hold crooked public officials accountable by denying them your votes, but what do you hypocrites do, you vote for the same crook and send them back to represent you in Abuja and keep looting you with nothing in return., well, maybe only kerosene and wheelbarrow.

That crook is one of the longest-serving senators in Nigeria.

Stop quoting me abeg, you are not making any sense, all you hypocrites do is make excuse for your crooked and looting uncles.

Which Nigerian politician is not a fantastically corrupt crook?You should be ashamed to vouch for any politician that couldn't replicate what they saw in Dubai or Europe.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Nobody: 6:13am On Jun 07, 2020
bakynes:
Wives of the lawmakers going to dubai for a training with an estacode of 4 million naira per person. Are the wives public officials that are going for a training with state money? These guys are big thieves and they all need to pay back that money immediately or EFCC should arrest all of them. Its like these guys have more than enough money allocated to them by LASG that they had to come up with a useless and senseless reason for spending tax payers money.
cry

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by FlordFlorez(m): 8:10am On Jun 07, 2020
One of tinubu errand boy. He single handedly appoints them and they steal for him in return.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Azmanaty: 8:19am On Jun 07, 2020
Imagine this fool saying air ticket to Dubai costs 2m shocked
Must they fly First class?? Always quick to spend and lavish people's taxes on useless things..

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Ayo8(m): 8:31am On Jun 07, 2020
iyatrustee:
Training for member's wives that couldn't be done in Nigeria? How does the training benefit Lagos state? Air ticket of N2mil from taxpayers money?

Estacode of N4mil per delegate? This is pure wastage!

This is why we keep begging you all to come out and vote during elections...

.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Racoon(m): 8:34am On Jun 07, 2020
iyatrustee:
Training for member's wives that couldn't be done in Nigeria? How does the training benefit Lagos state? Air ticket of N2mil from taxpayers money? Estacode of N4mil per delegate? This is pure wastage!
Just imagine! How can this nation makes progress with this sheer greed & wicked? What is the EFCC, ICPC doing? Of course they're not independent because they're appendage of govt.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by yoruba1914: 8:48am On Jun 07, 2020
if you dont like what you see,read or hear get involved.That is why you should get your pvc, vote them out

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by XXLMANDIGO: 8:57am On Jun 07, 2020
All of them are mega thieves but because this one has no constitutional immunity that's why the heat is on him or Sanwoolu is trying to fuuuck him up early in case he has gubernatorial ambition cheesy
Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by Karlifate: 8:57am On Jun 07, 2020
Politicians & other top Government officials will continue to loot this country until the youths get sense.

It might be a little too late cos they'll be left with nothing while the looters & their children will be enjoying their money in other countries with their several citizenship.

Diezani Alison-Madueke is an example.

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by yomi96(m): 8:58am On Jun 07, 2020
APC is a gathering of thieves and expired politicians that does not have the interest of the masses at heart

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Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by slimfit1(m): 10:25am On Jun 07, 2020
baby124:
Lawmakers wives were not elected so they need to refund all that money. They have no rights to the money of the state

I hope people can see sense in your comment in Jesus name.
Re: How We Spent N80m On Lawmakers’ Wives Dubai Trip — Lagos Speaker, Obasa by slimfit1(m): 10:28am On Jun 07, 2020
Karlifate:
Politicians & other top Government officials will continue to loot this country until the youths get sense!
It might be a little too late cos they'll be left with nothing while the looters & their children will be enjoying their money in other countries with their several citizenship.
Diezani Alison-Madueke is an example.

She has definitely giving our looters an idea so expect more of this to happen their is no hope in this country. Oduduwa republic is not even an option.

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