The members of Abeokuta North Constituency in Ogun State are not happy with Hon Modupe Mujota, the lawmaker representing them in the Ogun State House of Assembly. Some of them have even called for her removal. Mujota was elected on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), but she later defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC).
It was gathered that the lawmaker, whose tenure will end in 2023, did not visit her constituency and had been absent from the House proceedings for almost two years. Each time the House of Assembly schedules a meeting, excuses are usually written against her name.
It is alleged that most people don’t know Mujota’s whereabouts because they have not seen her for a while. The lawmaker’s office in Abeokuta North is always open, but no member of her staff has been able to respond to inquiries about her whereabouts and her constituency projects. Some of the constituents who visited her office and have been trying hard to see her ended up being frustrated.
She was also absent during the coronation of the new Olowu of Owu, Oba Saka Matemilola, a few weeks ago. Owu kingdom falls within the constituency the lawmaker is representing and there was no cogent reason given for her absence at the ceremony.
Unlike most of her colleagues who flaunt their achievements in their constituency and the projects they are working on social media, Mujota’s social media pages have not been functional and it is difficult to find what she has achieved so far as a lawmaker on any platform. The only visible social media page is her Facebook account which was last updated in 2019.
However, the lawmaker has denied the tale of being absent from duty. Speaking with THEWILL newspaper on phone, Mujota stated that she is under the weather, hence her absence from her office.
Speaking further, she said she had attended to all the people who needed her assistance, contrary to claims of neglecting the people that put her in power.
“My constituency is running, my office is running, my activities are being fulfilled. I am under the weather at the moment hence my inability to be there but everybody that needs my assistance has received it and where my contribution is required it has been received,”she stated.
