Meranda Presides Over Lagos Assembly Plenary as Obasa Storms Hallowed Chamber

• The speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, Mojisola Meranda, on Monday, March 3, presided over plenary
• Legit.ng reports that this was after a meeting with lawmakers, which was attended by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa
• After the meeting, Obasa met with Lawal Pedro, the Lagos attorney-general, and Cornelius Ojelabi, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos

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Ikeja, Lagos state - Speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, Mojisola Meranda, is currently presiding over the plenary at the hallowed chamber.

As reported by The Punch on Monday afternoon, March 3, 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.

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The meeting was held ahead of the plenary which commenced around 2 pm.

It was gathered that leaders of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including Chairman Cornelius Ojelabi, were at the meeting.

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Lagos state police command had deployed personnel to the assembly complex to maintain security and prevent any disruptions.

Lagos assembly directs staff to work remotely

Meanwhile, amid the crisis, the Lagos state house of assembly directed all staff and legislative aides to work remotely indefinitely, to prevent potential violence from the ongoing leadership tussle.

The directive, issued by acting clerk Babatunde Ottun, was communicated in a memo to all staff in Lagos on Sunday, March 2.

The memo is titled ‘Amendment to Remote Work Schedule Arrangement’.

He said:

“This directive is necessary pending the resolution of the leadership dispute.

“All staff at the Assembly, LAHASCOM, and legislative aides are requested to work remotely until further notice.”

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Police restore Obasa's security details

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the security details of Obasa were restored.

On the other hand, security agents attached to Meranda were withdrawn.

Despite the situation, Meranda has not resigned, but political analysts suggest her exit is inevitable as tensions in the assembly escalate.

Source: Legit.ng