•Lagos Assembly There is a heavy presence of security operatives within and around the premises of the Lagos House of Assembly. The situation is not unconnected with the leadership tussle between Hon Mudasiru Obasa and Mojisola Meranda, reports The Nation. While 36 lawmakers are backing Meranda who they elected when Obasa was away, the latter ...
The crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly has escalated, with both Mudashiru Obasa and Mojisola Meranda claiming the Speakership. Compounding the turmoil, the Assembly now has two clerks – Ottun Babatunde and the suspended Olalekan Onafeko – each asserting authority, reports The PUNCH. The leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State House ...
•Lagos State House of Assembly The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed all staff and legislative aides to work remotely from home indefinitely to prevent potential violence arising from the ongoing leadership crisis. The directive, issued by Acting Clerk Mr. Babatunde Ottun Abubakar in a memo addressed to all staff, was aimed at ensurin...
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered that all members of the Lagos House of Assembly be joined as parties in the suit filed by Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. Justice Yetunde Pinheiro has also adjourned till March 7 to hear all pending applications in the matter, reports Channels TV. Obasa had approached the court […]
•Lagos Assembly Speaker, Mojisola Meranda The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Princess Mojisola Meranda, may step down, paving the way for either Mr. David Setonji or Mr. Wale Rauf to assume the position. This development follows intervention efforts by prominent political figures, including former APC National Chairman and ex-Os...
•Lagos State House of Assembly The Lagos State House of Assembly has dismissed reports claiming that 27 of its members are planning to defect from the ruling party to the opposition Labour Party (LP). In a statement, released today and signed by Hon. (Otunba) Ogundipe Stephen Olukayode, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy,...
The United Action Front of the Civil Society, UAFCS, has condemned the “invasion” of the Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday by armed security operatives purportedly in a bid to halt the proceedings of the Assembly. In a press statement issued last night and made available to The Frontier, the group said, “it’s a ta...
•Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by some security operatives today. Describing the incident as utterly reprehensible in a statement on his X handle, Atiku said that it must be subjected to a full and thorough investigation. According to him, it is bewildering...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken custody of the Lagos State House of Assembly complex following the alleged illegal removal of Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa as Speaker of the House. The secret police were present at the assembly premises, reports The Guardian. For over one hour, the Speaker, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, was not allowed [&h...
Men of the Department of State Security, DSS, and Nigeria Police, in the early hours of today, stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly, sealing up the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy and clerk of the house. As of 10 am, armed security personnel have taken over the premises at Alausa, Ikeja, […]
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