MICHAEL AKINOLA
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has shed more light on his honouring the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday and his purported detention by the anti-graft agency.
In a statement by his media office made available to P.M.EXPRESS, the Speaker noted that contrary to the claims by some news media that he was detained by the EFCC, that assertion is not true as he only honour their invitation, made some clarifications to issues raised and has since returned home.
“As a good citizen of Nigeria, a public officer and lawmaker, it was just justified that I honour an invitation by an agency trying to find out some answers relating to some questions,” Obasa, chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria, said.
He added; “It is normal for the EFCC to invite whoever it deems should be invited. Honoring the invitation simply shows patriotism.”
Obasa was at the EFCC office in honour of an invitation sent him by the agency as part of a continued investigation of some allegations against his office.
The Speaker added that he had since returned home and was never detained by the EFCC as was already being speculated.
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