The political empire of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of our great party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Lagos remains intact and strong.

Instilling discipline among members of the state’s House of Assembly does not equate friction with him in any form.

Asiwaju remains everything to the continued success of the party he built from the scratch and nurtured up to this moment.

It is unarguable that his resilience, love for democracy, passion to see his foot-soldiers grow and belief in discipline cannot be measured.

In Lagos, we remain united and that what happened recently at the House of Assembly involving the removal of two principal officers and the suspension of two others was a measure to ensure that the legislature remains strengthened and its sanctity maintained.

The legislature must remain strong at all times, especially in relation to Nigeria’s democracy because it is often the hardest hit where issues in the democratic journey pop up.

This is why during plenary on Monday, March 9, I made this proclamation: ‘The parliament is a heartbeat of every democratic system, its sanctity, integrity and positive reputation should be guided and protected, hence discipline is a key and where it’s lacking, the hope of the people fizzle.

To further prove to the world that the House of Assembly is united, 33 members of the House sat at plenary on Tuesday with the newly elected principal officers including the deputy leader carrying out their tasks as expected.

Again, there’s no rift between me and Senator Oshinowo, my friend and mentor with whose support i had excelled in legislative activities.