After Just 49 days, Mojisola Meranda Resigns as Speaker of Lagos House of Assembly

• A gale of resignations and reshuffling hit the floor of the crisis-torn Lagos house of assembly on Monday, March 3, with the resignation of the state’s first female speaker, Mojisola Meranda
• Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency I, announced her resignation at the plenary, after which lawmakers immediately re-elected her as the assembly’s deputy speaker
• The lawmakers commended her leadership style, for bringing peace to the Lagos state house of assembly, and her strength and humility in obeying the rules and regulations of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

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Ikeja, Lagos state - The speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, has resigned from the position.

Legit.ng reports that the development comes after much pressure from some heavyweights within the Lagos chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

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Meranda, the first-ever female speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, spent just 49 days at the helm of affairs.

As reported by Vanguard on Monday, March 3, Meranda said she resigned to protect the state assembly, adding that she is not a 'quitter'.

She said:

“I take a bow as you as your speaker."

It would be recalled that Meranda, the lawmaker representing Apapa I constituency, was sworn in as speaker on January 13, 2025, following the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa over allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office. However, immense pressure was put on her to step down, especially from members of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC).

The Lagos GAC, the powerful political machine created by President Bola Tinubu, has held several meetings concerning Meranda's fate. The GAC is the highest decision-making body of the Lagos state APC and is comprised of prominent party leaders across the state.

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Key officials of Lagos assembly step down

In the same vein, the Lagos assembly deputy chief whip, Okanlawon Sani, tendered his resignation amid the leadership crisis rocking the assembly.

The deputy speaker and chief whip also resigned.

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• Cracks emerge in Tinubu’s dynasty: "This crisis is a significant test for him"
• “Dangerous times”: Atiku attacks Tinubu, APC over political crises in Osun, Lagos
• Name of another likely successor of Meranda springs up amid further cracks in APC's GAC

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