Just In: New Lagos Speaker Meranda Meets GAC, Makes Key Demand, Video Trends
- A day after her election as the speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mojisola Meranda visited the Governor’s Advisory Council
- In a trending video making the rounds online, Meranda stated that her visit was to seek the blessings of the council and briefed them about the event that unfolded at the assembly on Monday
- Meranda replaced Mudashiru Obasa, whose 10-year reign was terminated when more than two-thirds of the 40-member legislative house impeached him over alleged misconduct
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Lagos state - The newly sworn-in speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, stormed the residence of the state governor, Lagos House, Marina, on Tuesday, January 14, to meet with members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC).
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Meranda seeks blessings of GAC
According to Mojisola, the purpose of the meeting was to meet the leaders and seek their blessings.
Speaking with the press after the hours-long meeting, the first female Lagos speaker, flanked by other lawmakers, simply said:
“(We are here) to brief them about what happened at the House of Assembly yesterday, to seek their blessings and which we have gotten.”
As of the time of filing this report, The Punch disclosed that members of GAC were still meeting at the Lagos House.
Legit.ng reported that on Monday, January 13, Meranda, made history as she emerged as the first female speaker of the assembly.
She was elected speaker moments after Mudashiru Obasa was impeached by 32 members of the assembly over corruption allegations and abuse of office.
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Read more about Lagos assembly crisis here:
- Mojisola Meranda: 7 things to know about new Lagos speaker who replaced Mudashiru Obasa
- Was he acting like an emperor? 3 major reasons behind Obasa’s removal as Lagos Assembly speaker
- Obasa: Shehu Sani lists 5 factors that lead to impeachment of Speakers
Obasa, 24 other assembly speakers sacked in Nigeria
Meanwhile, following the impeachment of Obasa as Lagos assembly speaker, Legit.ng highlighted state House of Assembly speakers who have been impeached in Nigeria since the country returned to democratic rule (1999).
Several state assemblies like Edo, Anambra, Niger, Plateau, Delta, Imo, Ekiti, Katsina and others have impeached their speaker at different times.
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