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Amid the leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly, lawmakers on Monday passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker, Princess Mojisola Meranda, to continue to steer the affairs of the House.
The member representing Oshodi/Isolo 2, Oladipo Ajomale, who moved the motion, said that the Speaker has been elected by the lawmakers and that they are confident that she is capable of leading the House.
The motion was seconded by Aro Moshood after which the remaining 34 lawmakers, afterwards, passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda.
The Eastern Updates earlier reported how operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS, and Nigeria Police Force took over the Assembly complex.
The operatives took over the Assembly complex at Alausa, Ikeja, to ensure adequate security during the plenary.
After the vote of confidence, the House adjourned sitting till further notice.
The GAC held a marathon meeting with the house recently amidst report of planned of the reinstatement of Obasa
Obasa, in a motion at the Ikeja Division of the State High Court, is challenging the legality of his removal from office.
The motion was filed on Wednesday, 12 February, 2025, named the Lagos State House of Assembly and Meranda, current Speaker of , as defendants.
In the suit filed by his lawyers, led by Chief Afolabi Fashanu, SAN, Obasa is seeking several reliefs, among which are: “An order fixing a date for the expeditious hearing of the originating summons.
“An order of this Honourable Court abridging the time within which the Defendants may file their response by way of counter affidavits/written addresses as specified by the Rules of this Honourable Court, to 7 days after the hearing and determination of this Application.
“An order of this Honourable Court abridging the time within which the Plaintiff/Applicant may file its Reply of points law, as specified in the Rules of this Honourable Court, to 3 days of the service of the Defendants processes on him.”
Obasa’s application is predicated on nine grounds, including the interpretation of various sections of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As amended), and the Rules and Standing Order of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
