A former Minister of Communications and Alternate Chairman, Board of Trustees of De Renaissance Patriots, Major General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (rtd) said the impeachment of former Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa proved the effective of the Law of Karma.
Olanrewaju made this assertion in a statement provided to reporters on Tuesday by the Media Office of De Renaissance Patriots Foundation.
He referred to his previous warning, where he urged Obasa to ensure that a native of Lagos State is chosen for the third-ranking position in the 2023 process.
Olanrewaju affirmed that the third spiritual law of success is the Law of Karma, noting that Karma is about action and its consequences.
Olanrewaju said, “Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind. Karma is both action and the consequences of that action; it is cause and effect simultaneously, because every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind.
“There is nothing unfamiliar about the Law of Karma. Everybody has heard the expression, ‘What you sow is what you reap.”
Olarenwaju contended that the decisions made by the impeached Speaker Obasa during his tenure demonstrated that he frequently crossed his political limits.
He pointed out that it is widely recognised that politicians, in their arrogant pursuit of greater power and a dynastic legacy, especially in Lagos State, often overlook the precarious nature of their actions.
Olarenwaju, however, noted that the road to the 2027 electoral contest would present never-ending challenges and compromises, observing that many politicians never realised that political power is not within their grasp, but in the hands of powerbrokers and a kingmaker.
“Like the ancient Chinese emperors who suffered fools gladly, it is not an accident that Obasa’s open declaration to show his face without authorisation into the gubernatorial ring is an unpardonable ‘harakiri.’
“I remember that I warned the Speaker-to-be Obasa a few years ago, not to contest for the speaker’s position for the third time. He should yield the post to an indigene, knowing that it was the right time for an indigene to be the Speaker.
“Obasa is an Ogun State indigene. Constitutionally, you cannot claim two states of origin, but wonders never end in the Lagos State power matrix,” Olanrewaju recalled.
“His fall from power could be ascribed to undignified political correctness and mean-spirited attempts to silence critics both within the establishment and external forces. Obasa bluffed everyone and pushed aside all common sense appeals to him.
“When there are many imposed non-indigenes, who are residents and over-ambitious, they forget themselves for a few moments without knowing it. They disobey superior standing orders of their infallible leadership, thinking neither the rule of law nor political accountability could count anymore.
“They hold on to the barricade of state power and continue with the domination of the political space, regardless of the negative impact their actions have on the sons and daughters of the state.
“The lessons to be learnt from this authoritarian political action is to give power to the Ibile indigenous people of Lagos State, who can manage themselves better and more successfully. Who knows who is next? A stitch in time saves nine,” he said.
