In what appears to be a slip of the tongue, Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos house of assembly, n Monday described journalists as the “fifth columnists of the realm”.
Obasa mistakenly called journalists fifth columnists while
delivering his acceptance speech shortly after his reelection as the speaker of
the Lagos assembly.
During the plenary, Mojisola Meranda resigned as the speaker
after 49 days in office. Meranda was elected speaker of the Lagos house of
assembly after Obasa was removed on January 13 while out of the country.
Lawmakers had accused Obasa of gross misconduct and abuse of
office, but after a series of covert and overt power struggles, he was restored
as the speaker.
After his reinstatement, Obasa thanked his colleagues and
party leaders, including Bisi Akande and Olusegun Osoba, former governors of
Osun and Ogun states, respectively.
The speaker described the transition as a sign of political
maturity within the assembly, adding that the legislature had mechanisms for
resolving internal issues.
“I must not leave behind our friends, the fifth columnists
of the realm,” Obasa said.
However, lawmakers quickly corrected him that the right
statement is “fourth estate of the realm,” a phrase that is often used to
describe members of the press.
Fifth columnists can be described as individuals or groups
of persons that undermine the organisation to which they belong.
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