When the Lagos parliament was reconvened today, Obasa and Merada were asked to resign.
There are strong signs of speakers at the Lagos State Capitol, Mudashiru Obasa and current speaker, Rt. honor. Mojisola Meranda may resign this week.
The report shows that their resignation was Governance Advisory Committee (GAC) In a recent meeting, paving the way for a new spokesperson for Lagos West, which is likely to be announced Wednesday.
In a few weeks, the parliament was in a leadership crisis after being removed from office by 32 of 40 members on January 13, 2025. However, Obasa questioned his removal in court, believing that due process was not followed.
On February 27, the crisis took a dramatic turn when Fierce attack on the conference And held a controversial plenary meeting with only four members of parliament, insisting that he remained the Speaker. The next day, more than 35 lawmakers appeared in Ikeja, the Lagos High Court, and the case was adjourned until March 7.
Turbulence deepens differences within the ruling All Progress Conferences (APCs) In Lagos, GAC and party members are aligned with Obasa or Meranda. The crisis also exacerbated competition between the party’s two main factions, namely the Judicial Forum and the Mission Movement.
Houses that passed by again on March 3
In the leadership dispute, lawmakers will resume plenary meetings on Monday, March 3. A message from the House agent clerk on Sunday night directed legislators to report normal business resumption.
Please write a message: “Good evening outstanding colleagues… I have instructions from the clerk to inform everyone that the plenary meeting will be held tomorrow on Monday, March 3, 2025.
“For this purpose, all officials are required to report as a duty to restore normal legislative business. Please let others know. Thank you.”
But earlier Sunday, the House directed all staff and legislative aides Remote work Until the ongoing leadership crisis arouses security issues until further notice.
This directive is issued by the agent clerk Aboubacar densely populated areas In the memorandum, it said:To this end, employees of all categories of the General Assembly, Lahascom and the Legislative Assistant were asked to work remotely from home until further notice. ”
The move is designed to protect staff and prevent potential violence, as tensions remain high at the General Assembly.
