Lagos GAC Meets Sanwo-Olu, Obasa Amid Row Over Confirmation Of Commissioners [PHOTOS]

The governor’s advisory council (GAC), the top decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, met with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker of the House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa.

Both Sanwo-Olu and Obasa have been in the headlines as a result of the House’s rejection to approve 17 of the governor’s 39 commissioner appointments.

Six former commissioners who worked in Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet during his first term were among those who were not cleared by the legislature.

Gbenga Omotoso (information and strategy); Akin Abayomi (health); Cecilia Dada (Women affairs and poverty alleviation); Olalere Odusote (energy resources); Folashade Adefisayo (education) and Sam Egube (economic planning and budget) were former commissioners who served in the first term of Sanwo-Olu that were not cleared by the assembly.

Reacting to criticism of the decision of the house, Obasa said there is no fight between the lawmakers and the governor.

“There is no basis for the house or myself to fight the governor. The governor is a friend and colleague in serving Lagos state,” he had said.

“We will continue to work together and there is no reason to fight. But we have constitutional rights to say yes or no to his nominees.”

Meanwhile, in a short clip posted by Jubril Gawat, the senior special assistant to the governor on new media, on Wednesday, Sanwo-Olu was seen together with Obasa and flanked by members of the council during the visit.

“Today at the Lagos house, Marina. Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu, speaker Mudashiru Obasa together with GAC members,” Gawat wrote on his X page.

However, the detail of the meeting was yet to be made public as of the time of this report.

When contacted for inquiries, Oladejo Seye, the spokesperson of the APC in Lagos, said there is “no statement at the moment”.