Obasa impeached: 10 key facts about Lagos’ first female speaker, Mojisola Meranda

NAIJA NEWS

Naija News reports that Meranda’s emergence followed Obasa’s impeachment as the House of Assembly Speaker over gross misconduct and abuse of office.

Below are 10 things you should know about Meranda.

1. Mojisola Meranda was born on August 16, 1980, to the family of late Chief T. A Lawal Akapo (Ojora of Lagos) and Princess M. A. Lawal-Akapo of the royal families of Ojora, Aromire, Onitana, Oloto, and Oniru.

2. Meranda’s late father was a legislator at the local level before he became the Ojora of Lagos.

3. Her mother is from the popular Oniru family in Lagos, while her brother is the Oniru of Iru land, Oba AbdulWasiu Omogbolahan Lawal.

4. The Lagos state lawmaker began her primary education at St. Charles Nursery and Primary School before moving to Randle Primary School at Randle Avenue in Surulere from 1986 to 1992…