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As tension continues to rise in the Lagos State House of Assembly, 35 members of the House arrived at the Ikeja High Court on Friday morning.
The lawmakers were taken to court by Mudashiru Obasa, who is challenging his removal as the Speaker of the Assembly.
Friday was fixed for the hearing of the case as the tussle in the Assembly continues.
Obasa was removed while away in the U.S. a few weeks ago, and the lawmakers elected Hon. Mojisola Meranda to take over from him as Speaker.
The Eastern Updates reported that Obasa stormed the Assembly yesterday, claiming to have returned as the Speaker.
The case is being presided over by Hon. Justice Y.R. Pinheiro.
In other news, the Supreme Court on Friday declared as invalid, illegal, null and void, the local government election conducted in Rivers state on October 5, 2024, and won by the All Peoples Party, APP.
The apex court held that the election was invalid because all conditions precedent billed to be implemented were jettisoned by Rivers State Electoral Commission.
Specifically, Justice Jamilu Tukur who delivered the lead verdict held that the council poll was conducted in gross violation of section 150 of the Electoral Act 2022.
A Federal High Court in Abuja had on September 30, 2024 stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from releasing voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, for the purpose of conducting the October 5, 2024 local government elections in the state.
The court had also barred the Inspector General of Police IGP and the Department of the State Services, DSS, from providing security.
