SaharaReporters had in the past weeks revealed some of the financial corruption being perpetrated by Obasa whereby he laundered millions of naira from the state’s treasury.
The Independent
Diaspora Nigerians Against Corruption has written President Muhammadu Buhari
and the National Crime Agency over series of financial misconducts, abuse of
office and breach of public trust by Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly,
Mudashiru Obasa.
The group, in the
petition signed by Matthew Olaneye, informed the President and NCA how Obasa
through his cronies diverted millions of naira from the coffers of the state
government for personal use.
In line with the
whistle-blowing policy of the Nigerian Government, the group called for the
need to investigate and scrutinize the activities of Obasa with the view of
bringing justice to the democratic process of the state.
SaharaReporters had
in the past weeks revealed some of the financial corruption being perpetrated
by Obasa whereby he laundered millions of naira from the state’s treasury.
The group stated
that Obasa, without proper adherence to laid down procedures and statutory
approval acquired 40 cars for the use of members of the Assembly as well as
acquiring 11 other vehicles.
The group also
revealed how Obasa illegally acquired for himself a guest house belonging to
the state.
The group wrote,
“Rt. Hon Mudashiru Obasa unilaterally and without approval sold a guest house
situated at Alfred Gardens, Oregun, Lagos, and belonging to Lagos State House
of Assembly.
“Rt. Hon. Obasa
diverted the proceeds of the illegal transaction and subsequently acquired the
guest house through cronies.
“Rt. Hon Mudashiru
Obasa inflated costs of renovation of Speaker’s Lodge for which millions of
naira was diverted from the coffers of Lagos State House of Assembly and has
also acquired several landed properties in his Lagos neighbourhoods with
illicit proceeds.
“Rt. Hon Mudashiru
Obasa purchased a bullet-proof car at an inflated cost of N300m while the
market value was less than N100m. The purchase of the vehicle negated statutory
procurement procedures of Lagos State Government. The purchase of the vehicle
constitutes flagrant abuse of office.
“Rt. Hon. Mudashiru
Obasa Illegally approved and released N45,700,000.00 quarterly to a company;
Messrs Bloggers Media for a non-existing quarterly media promotion. Please note
that the corruption embedded in this transaction has been published by popular
online media; Sahara Reporters on April 18, 2020
-http://saharareporters.com/2020/04/18/exclusive-wasteful-spending-public-funds-lagos-assembly-speaker-obasa-approves-n475m.”
Asserting that a
thorough investigation of transactions of Lagos State House of Assembly under
the leadership of Obasa would reveal monumental breach of public trust as
manifested by penchant for diverting contracts and projects into companies
where he has vested interests through cronies, the Independent Diaspora
Nigerians Against Corruption mentioned that Obasa not only operates 65 banks
accounts to cover up his corrupt acts but also “deployed fictitious companies
as fronts to secure public contracts and for the purposes of laundering public
funds’ from the state government.”
It said, “Notable
amongst these companies is a certain De-Kingrun Multipurpose Nigeria Limited
with CAC No: RC 748741 where the six children of Rt. Hon Mudashiru Obasa are
shareholders.
“Obasa perpetrates
corrupt activities through several companies and individuals which include but
not limited to the following: Davedab Global Services, Swifthill International
Ventures, Cream On Ice Services, Whitehoney Enterprises, Quick Solution
International Ventures, Adesav International Ventures, De-Kingrun Multipurpose
Nigeria Limited, Fabric Splash Ventures, A.B Delco Nigeria Company, Savage
Adedoyin Gabriel, Adebayo Adedoyin David, Baruwa Okeowo Idris, Ajibosin Adenike
Basirat, Sanni Adebowale Azeez, and Folake +1 (678) 654-5914 (Resident in the
US).
“Miss Folake, a
resident in the United States of America with telephone number +1(678)654-5914
has been one of the major fronts/cronies of illegal financial fraud for Rt,
Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. A careful investigation of this individual would reveal
the two properties she has purchased in the USA on behalf of Rt. Hon Mudashiru
Obasa.
“It is also on
records that Rt. Hon Mudashiru Obasa continued to allocate funds for the Lagos
State House of Assembly guest house in Ikeja GRA, Lagos in the yearly budget of
the Assembly, in spite of the fact that Lagos State House of Assembly no longer
uses the guest house and has stopped the rent of the guest house. It will
interest you that fund is regularly appropriated for this guest house yearly
and diverted for the personal use of the Speaker, Hon Mudashiru Obasa.”
The Independent
Diaspora Nigerians Against Corruption stated that it was high time the
government investigated the activities of Obasa as they constitute impunity and
at variance with the anti-corruption posture of the Nigerian Government.
“Therefore, the need
to put Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa under scrutiny and check has become imperative
to secure the commonwealth of Lagos State as well as to guarantee integrity of
the legislative arm of government of Lagos State.
“We therefore urge
the NCA and your excellency as a crusader of anti-corruption in our country to
act accordingly and instigate a thorough and detailed investigation of Hon.
Mudashiru Obasa and his corrupt activities to bring about justice and protect
the sanctity of democratic process in Lagos state and our country Nigeria,” the
group added.
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