Members of the Civil Society Network Against Corruption on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and submitted a petition against the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly , Mudashiru Obasa .
The placards - carrying protesters , who were received by the Head of the anti - graft agency in Lagos , Mohammed Rabo , said they wanted the EFCC to investigate allegations of financial impropriety against Obasa .
Speaking before presenting the petition to Rabo , the Coordination of CISNAC , Shina Odugbemi, said , “ Our mission here this morning is to present you a letter about an issue in the city , Lagos State . Everywhere is awashed with the accusation that the Speaker of the state House of Assembly is squandering money . We pick issues and we ensure that we follow issues to logical conclusions . This is one of the steps .
“ We have come here today to present to you our petition that contains a catalogue of allegations . The truth is that these allegations until they are investigated and until a court of competent jurisdiction rules over them , we can ’ t say somebody is a thief or not . But what we are against is that in the Lagos State House of Assembly , there is a conspiracy to sweep these things under the carpet . ”
Responding , Rabo assured the protesters that the EFCC would give the petition the required attention .
Rabo , however , stressed that an allegations do not automatically translate into guilt .
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