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.
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.
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.
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:
He declared that âWe reject Obasa in totality.â
However, Obasa, who addressed the journalists on Thursday, insisted that he was still the speaker and denied any impeachment.
Obasa said he was on vacation and that he was back to his position, and saying that the house was in session. He said “any attempt to remove me must follow due process.â
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mojisola Meranda has denied the report that she has resigned from her position
Meranda’s spokesperson, Segun Ajiboye, said he did not know where the rumour was coming from and that the speaker has not resigned.
The rumour about Meranda’s resignation came amid the leadership crisis rocking the House, following the removal of the former speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
