Lagos Assembly Sacks Speaker Obasa; Elect Lasbat Meranda
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, has been removed from office by members of the House.
The move to remove Obasa has been on for months following his battle of supremacy with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Obasa has been engulfed in a series of controversy in the handling of the House and its finances.
The Deputy Speaker, Hon. Lasbat Mojisola Meranda, has been elected to replace him.
The Deputy Chief Whip, Hon. Fatai Mojeed, is elected as the Deputy Speaker.
A terse statement by a source read: “Obasa is impeached and the deputy speaker, Mojisola Meranda, elected speaker. Mojeed Fatai is the Deputy Speaker.”
Taking her oath of office, Meranda said, “I affirm that I will be faithful as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly; that I will perform my functions honestly to the best of my ability, faithfully, and in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
