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Tinubu Overrules Akande Panel, Backs Obasa To Remain Lagos Speaker President Bola Tinubu has resolved the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, despite an earlier recommendation for his resignation. The resolution came after a meeting between Tinubu and all 40 lawmakers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday. The President’s decision contradicts the recommendations of a panel he had set up to mediate the crisis. The panel, led by former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, and former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, along with the leadership of…

Obasa Takes First Action After Re-emerging Lagos Assembly Speaker Following a return as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has called for an indefinite adjournment of the plenary session. Obasa, who was Impeached about a month ago, expressed deep gratitude to prominent political figures, including Bisi Akande and Olusegun Osoba, as well as the leaders of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), for their role in his reinstatement. His re-emergence comes after the resignation of Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, who briefly held the speakership after Obasa’s controversial impeachment. Meranda, who was elected Speaker on January 13,…

Meranda stepped down as speaker during peace meeting - Obasa reveals Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has alleged that Mojisola Meranda stepped down from her role as Speaker during a peace/reconciliation meeting held in Marina. As reported by PUNCH, speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Thursday, Obasa stated that Meranda announced her resignation during a reconciliation meeting held at the Lagos House in Marina last weekend. “At the meeting in Marina, attended by key party leaders, Meranda openly declared that she was stepping down,” Obasa said. He further questioned whether she…