{"id":34932,"date":"2020-10-09T13:49:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T13:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=34932"},"modified":"2020-10-09T13:49:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T13:49:17","slug":"efcc-invitation-i-have-nothing-to-hide-lagos-speaker-obasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=34932","title":{"rendered":"EFCC INVITATION: I have nothing to hide \u2014Lagos Speaker Obasa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mudashiru-Obasa.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa said he is a man with integrity and as such has nothing to hide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was reacting to the allegations of embezzlement of public funds and abuse of office against him, which had prompted the anti-graft agency,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/EFCC\">Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)<\/a>&nbsp;to invite him over to its office for questioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement after the interrogation by officials of the EFCC on Thursday in Lagos, Obasa said he decided to honour the invitation of the anti-graft agency as a responsible lawmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission invited me today (Thursday). As a responsible citizen and lawmaker, I honoured the invitation. I have nothing to hide,\u201d Obasa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we are called upon by law-enforcement agents in their investigations, as responsible citizens, it\u2019s our duty to oblige them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second term speaker is now being accused of what he was earlier cleared of in June 2020 by a nine-member panel of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/efcc-grills-lagos-assembly-speaker-for-alleged-graft\/\">Lagos State Assembly<\/a>&nbsp;chaired by Victor Akande, the representative of Ojo Constituency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa said he is a man with integrity and as such has nothing to hide. 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