Breaking: 35 Pro-Meranda Lagos Lawmakers Arrive Court Over Obasa's Removal, Photos Emerge
The Lagos State House of Assembly leadership crisis has taken a different turn as 35 of the 40 lawmakers who are supporting the removal of the reinstated Speaker Mudashiru Obasa stormed the Lagos State High Court on the matter the embattled lawmaker had brought before the court.
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Legit.ng recalled that Obasa is challenging his removal by 36 lawmakers in the state assembly on Monday, January 13.
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However, 36 of the 40 members of the house rejected Obasa and reaffirmed their support to Mojisola Meranda, the speaker who was installed after Obasa was impeached.
Lagos lawmakers rejected Obasa
In a trending video, the lawmakers converged at the assembly garden on Thursday, February 27, and stood by their vote of confidence for Meranda. Obasa returned was allegedly aided by armed men and thugs.
One of the lawmakers who spoke on the condition of anonymity, disclosed that they remained committed to their stance that former speaker Obasa was removed
The lawmaker stressed that Obasa's constituency did not elect him as speaker. He added that the lawmakers have endured Obasa's master-slave leadership for about a decade and are not backing down on their resolve.
How many lawmakers support Obasa
On the other hand, two lawmakers, Noheem Adams (Mushin Constituency II) and Ayinde Akinsanya (Mushin Constituency I), were seen accompanying Obasa into the assembly complex on Thursday.
It was learnt that Obasa's loyalists forced open the office of the speaker while thugs were said to have occupied strategic areas in the complex. The armed thugs were also seen making threats to seize all offices in the assembly.
The road to the complex was blocked by the suspected Obasa supporters who arrived at unmarked buses and forced motorists to take different routes.
Lagos assembly spokesperson speaks on Obasa's return
Stephen Ogundipe, the chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, condemned the development and called for calm.
His statement reads in part:
“This is Lagos, the State House of Assembly. We are shocked by what is happening today. If there is an issue, leadership should address us directly, not subject us to this charade."
He declared that “We reject Obasa in totality.”
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