Lagos assembly pledges support for speaker Meranda as Obasa sticks to speakership bid

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The Lagos State House of Assembly has pledged its unwavering support for the new Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, amidst recent objections by impeached Speaker Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Assembly’s spokesperson, Hon. Ogundipe Stephen Olukayode, on Saturday.

Olukayode clarified that over two-thirds of the members of the Lagos State House of Assembly support the decision taken on 13th January, when Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa was impeached and replaced.

He added: “We shall defend our positions to the letter” and emphasized that members “are solidly united behind the new Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda…