Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot, has given details of his involvement in the impeachment process against Speaker Mudashiru Obasa in January 2025, explaining why he signed the impeachment document.
Elliot, who represents Surulere Constituency I, made the clarification during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday.
The actor-turned-politician was reacting to remarks by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, that he nearly lost his job over intelligence linking Elliot to the impeachment attempt.
Elliot said he was out of the country at the time of the incident and had the impression that the impeachment move had presidential backing.
“I would like to state categorically that I wasn’t in the country. My wife and I travelled during the period of January 13th of 2025.
“We were in recess and then it was an opportunity for us to travel to attend my wife’s younger sister’s wedding,” he said.
He added that the impeachment occurred while he was in South Africa and came as a shock to him.
