I Thought Tinubu Supported Obasa’s Removal – Desmond Elliot

Desmond Elliot

A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Surulere Constituency I, Desmond Elliot, has explained why he signed the impeachment notice against Speaker Mudashiru Obasa during the January 2025 leadership crisis in the Assembly. He recently had his say while speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, and Nigerians have been reacting.

Revealing that he was outside the country when the impeachment took place, Desmond disclosed that he believed the move had the backing of the presidency.

The former actor added that Gbajabiamila saying he almost cost him his job was surprising considering their longstanding political relationship.

His words, “I would like to state categorically that I wasn’t in the country. My wife and I travelled during the period of January 13th of 2025.

We were in recess and then it was an opportunity for us to travel to attend my wife’s younger sister’s wedding.

That was the time Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa was impeached (by Lagos State House of Assembly).

It came to me as a shock because I was in South Africa then. So, obviously, it took me about two days to come back. I was also as confused as everybody was.

And then I saw that almost everybody had signed. And pretty much we thought it was from the presidency. In all fairness, we thought it was from the presidency.

And, of course, I appended my own signature. I believe I was maybe 30-something person at that point in time because others who had travelled had returned and others who signed.

But eventually, Mr President called us and made us understand that it was not from him and asked us to return the speaker. And we did.

So, my leader (Gbajabiamila) coming to say this, that I almost lost his job, one I have served and has also been there for me for this long, to have said that came to me as a shock.”

WOW.