The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has declared the removal of the re-instated Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, the court also nullified the proceedings and resolutions of the House held on January 13, 2025, during which Obasa was…
Hon. Mojisola Meranda officially resigned as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday. Here a 10 key points from her speech. 1. Resignation to Resolve Leadership Crisis ā Meranda stated that she made a personal sacrifice by stepping down to end the leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly….
Following a return as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has called for an indefinite adjournment of the plenary session. Obasa, who was Impeached about a month ago, expressed deep gratitude to prominent political figures, including Bisi Akande and Olusegun Osoba, as well as the leaders of the Governorās Advisory…
Amid the leadership tussle that has assailed the Lagos State House of Assembly in the last seven weeks, a lawmaker, who represents Agege Constituency I, Mudashiru Obasa, has been re-elected as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obasa was re-elected on Monday after the resignation of Mojisola Meranda who stepped down as…
Mojisola Meranda has stepped down amid the leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State Assembly, the Speaker. But the crisis remain unresolved as Obasaās removal divided the Assembly, and partyās leadership in the state. Meranda said she resigned to protect the state assembly. Before announcing her resignation, the state lawmakers took turns to commend her legislative…
Speaker Mojisola Meranda is currently presiding over the plenary at the Lagos State House of Assembly. Ousted Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, who was earlier at the assembly complex is not at the Monday sitting. Obasa, Meranda and all the lawmakers at the House earlier held a meeting outside the chamber. The meeting held ahead of the…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has faulted the action of her predecessor Mudashiru Obasa, who showed up at the Assembly on Thursday, insisting he is still the speaker. Recall that GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that Obasa, returned to the House in a shocking move on Thursday. Obasa, who was…
The Ikeja High Court on Friday, February 28, ordered all the lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly to be joined as parties in the suit filed by the embattled Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. The court presided over by Justice Yetunde Pinheiro also adjourned the hearing on all pending applications in the matter until March…
Thirty-five lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly in favour of Mudashiru Obasaās removal as Speaker have arrived in the Lagos State High Court for the hearing of a matter brought by the latter. Obasa had gone to court to challenge his removal by at least 36 of his colleagues on January 13, 2025….
On Thursday, the ousted speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, presided over the State House of Assemblyās plenary session. Obasa had stormed the house moments after his security details were restored while those of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, were withdrawn in preparation for his return. He, however, made what was described…