…Urges Indigenes to Defend State Heritage

By Dapo Akinrefon

Former Minister of Communications, Major General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (retd), has condemned the takeover of the offices of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly by security agents, describing it as an abuse of power.

Reacting to the recent commotion in the Lagos Assembly, Olanrewaju insisted that the rule of law must prevail in the ongoing tussle for the speakership position.

He urged Lagos State indigenes to unite and defend the state’s heritage against what he described as political interference.

“Lagos State indigenes must stand up together and defend their state heritage,” Olanrewaju said. “Our political institutions have evolved over the decades—we cannot return to the dark past.”

He expressed concern over the weakness of the rule of law in Nigeria, stating that legal institutions must be protected and allowed to function independently.

“In contemporary developing countries, including Nigeria, one of the greatest political deficits lies in the relative weakness of the rule of law. Effective legal institutions are perhaps the most difficult to construct or sustain,” he said.

Olanrewaju called on authorities to allow due process in resolving the leadership crisis in the Lagos State Assembly, stressing that only lawful procedures can ensure stability and democratic governance.