Obasa presides over Lagos Assembly plenary, situation remains uncertain

Embattled former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, presided over a plenary session on Thursday with only four lawmakers in attendance. The session took place after security operatives allegedly forced open the chamber doors, granting Obasa and his loyalists access. As of 3 pm, the plenary was ongoing, but over […]

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Meranda may step down as Speaker of Lagos Assembly

The crisis of leadership rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly might be resolved soon as the intervention of heavyweights in the All Progressives Congress (APC) may be leading to a headway. Mudashiru Obasa, the impeached Speaker, and the current Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, might be stepping aside for another lawmaker to lead the House. The […]

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Lagos assembly passes vote of confidence in Speaker Meranda, adjourns plenary indefinitely, as DSS storms building

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly passed a vote of confidence in Speaker Mojisola Meranda on Monday, dismissing rumours of her possible resignation. This decision came amid speculations about the potential return of former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa as the leader of the chamber. Oladipo Ajomale, a member representing Oshodi-Isolo Constituency 2, moved the […]

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Lagos Assembly replaces its impeached Speaker with a female member, swears her in

Lagos State House of Assembly immediately replaced its impeached Speaker, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa with its first female Speaker, Mojisola Meranda and has sworn her in. She took her oath of office after the impeachment of the former Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday during a plenary session. Meranda, the former Deputy Speaker, represents the Apapa 1 […]

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Lagos Assembly impeaches its Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa

Lagos State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa over abuse of office and multiple fraudulent allegations. Multiple sources confirmed that Obasa was removed by the lawmakers during a plenary on Monday. Also, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly removed the Clerk, Olalekan Onafeko Onafeko was said to have been singlehandedly […]

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Lagos Assembly: Desmond Elliot’s main rival, Oworu’s name missing on INEC list

The name of the Labour Party candidate for Surulere 1 Constituency, Lagos State, Olumide Oworu, is missing on the final list of the House of Assembly candidates. Reports on social media especially Twitter had insinuated that Oworu’s name was missing. A Twitter user @StFrankingKezy in a tweet said “This guy is not even a candidate […]

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Lagos Assembly, quest for a working mega city and an ultimate smart city, By Tunde Braimoh

That every society, whether in the developing or advanced economies of the world, face all manners of challenge in their dynamics and evolution cannot be over emphasised. However, the truth is many of these challenges have been overcome, even in the so–called third world thus precipitating the changes in people’s form and standards of living. […]

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