Mudashiru Obasa
14 hours ago
Chaos erupted yesterday at the Lagos State House of Assembly as ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa staged a dramatic return to the Assembly complex, asserting his authority despite being removed 45 days ago.
1 day ago
The police in Lagos have announced that they have restored the security details of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda. Meranda's security details were controversially withdrawn on Thursday morning, hours before the ousted speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, returned to the assembly with security officials and claimed he was still the speaker.…
1 day ago
The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, says he was never removed Obasa also said that he had returned to the assembly to take charge. Obasa spoke with reporters shortly after he arrived the assembly complex with some security personnel on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
20 Feb
The immediate past Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, says allegations of a sudden discovery of a “cache of arms and ammunition” in his office are an attempt to tarnish his image. Obasa, a six-term lawmaker, made this known in a personally signed statement in Lagos on Thursday. He described the…
20 Feb
Lagos State House of Assembly has refuted the claims that 27 of its members are planning to defect to the Labour Party (LP), labelling the reports as "malicious and unfounded."
19 Feb
Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Lagos State has called on the impeached Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to give peace a chance. Chairperson of IPAC in the state, Mrs. Temilola Akinade, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. NAN recalls that the…
18 Feb
The bitter leadership tussle at the Lagos House of Assembly boiled over yesterday, demystifying long-held notions that the ruling All Progressives Congress-led government in the state is glued together by a sturdy and coherent political mechanism.
7 Feb
The Lagos State House of Assembly has resumed plenary, almost a month after the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the House over alleged financial misconduct, and abuse of office.
4 Feb
Amid trending report claiming that President Bola Tinubu had directed members of the Lagos State House of Assembly to reinstate the removed Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, the new speaker Mojisola Meranda, yesterday
3 Feb
The removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly and his replacement by Mojisola Meranda may not be a settled issue even though it has been three weeks since his colleagues ousted him.
31 Jan
Two members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have been allegedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the speakership crisis rocking the legislature.
29 Jan
Less than 10 days after the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, reportedly got the endorsement of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), new twist emerged yesterday as the seeming crack in the GAC fold over the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, continues to widen.
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