THE Lagos State High Court has dismissed an application by reinstated Speaker Mudashiru Obasa to change the legal representation of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Trojaninsights reports that Justice Yetunde Pinheiro ruled that Femi Falana (SAN) will remain the approved counsel for the Assembly, despite objections from various parties involved in the case. Obasa’s counsel, Olusola … Read more
MEMBERS of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reinstated Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker, ending 49 days of the speakership crisis. Trojaninsights reports that Obasa returns as the Speaker following the resignation of the former speaker, Mojisola Meranda, during Monday’s plenary. The former Majority Leader, Noheem Adams, moved a motion to nominate Obasa while … Read more
THE Lagos State Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General, Lawal Pedro SAN, convened a strategic meeting on Monday with all 40 lawmakers at the Assembly Complex in Alausa-Ikeja. While the specific agenda of the meeting remains unclear at the time of filing this report, it is believed to be linked to the ongoing leadership … Read more
TWENTY-nine lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly have arrived at the Lagos State High Court for the hearing filed by ousted Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. Trojaninsights reports that Obasa went to court on Feb. 14 to challenge his removal by at least 35 colleagues on Jan. 13. A NAN correspondent observed that Obasa was … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has opened pressure on members of the Lagos State House of Assembly to allow the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker. It was reported that the development is coming three weeks after Obasa’s impeachment which sent shockwaves through the nation’s commercial centre. The Nigerian leader was reported to have instructed that the … Read more
Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly and ex-Minister, Olorunnibe Mamora, has defended the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos Assembly, describing the process as constitutional. This comes as Obasa continues to insist that his removal on January 13, 2025, did not follow due process, alleging that the constitutional requirements for his … Read more
THE Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, alongside other lawmakers, has called on governors in Nigeria to avoid seeing state legislatures as appendages of the executive and instead treat lawmakers as partners in the progress and development of states. Trojan News reports that the House made the resolutions in commemoration of the … Read more