The Labour Party (LP) has called on the 36 Lagos lawmakers who supported the removal of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa to join its ranks, describing them as “heroes of democracy” who can help wrest control of the state from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, speaking to journalists in Abeokuta, on Friday, March 7, said it was undemocratic for the APC to facilitate Obasa’s return as speaker despite the allegations against him.
“Lagos State is now a captured territory by groups of ‘democracy assassins,’ and it is therefore expedient that the APC must be voted out in Lagos State to prevent complete annihilation of democracy by the APC political family,” Arabambi declared.
He condemned what he called the undue silence of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the impeachment saga and demanded an explanation for the allegations against Obasa.
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“The APC and its government must stop covering up these allegations. Failure to do so should result in Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s resignation or the commencement of impeachment proceedings against him,” he added.
Arabambi said the LP was open to welcoming the lawmakers into the party, along with its 2023 governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, whom he claimed was “rigged out” but remains LP’s flagbearer for the 2027 election.
“There is no vacancy in the Labour Party, as Architect Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour remains our sole candidate for the Alausa seat of government,” Arabambi stated.
He also urged Lagosians to dismiss criticisms of Rhodes-Vivour by former PDP governorship candidate Abdul-Azeez Adeniran, insisting that the LP remains united ahead of the next election.