{"id":357433,"date":"2025-03-01T05:21:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T04:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=357433"},"modified":"2025-03-01T05:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T04:21:16","slug":"meranda-slams-obasa-over-controversial-four-member-plenary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/01\/meranda-slams-obasa-over-controversial-four-member-plenary\/","title":{"rendered":"Meranda Slams Obasa Over Controversial Four-Member Plenary"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"marker:text-textOff list-disc\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"my-0\"><strong>Speaker Meranda criticized ousted Speaker Obasa\u2019s controversial plenary with four lawmakers, calling it a &#8220;show of shame&#8221; lacking quorum<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"my-0\"><strong>Obasa\u2019s forceful return escalated tensions, with legal battles ongoing and stakeholders urging resolution to restore Assembly order<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, has strongly criticized the plenary session conducted by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, calling it a &#8220;show of shame.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The crisis within the Assembly deepened on Thursday when Obasa made a dramatic return, presiding over a session with only four lawmakers. However, the remaining 36 legislators insisted that Obasa\u2019s removal was final and reaffirmed their loyalty to Meranda.<\/p>\n<p>Despite filing a lawsuit to challenge his removal on January 13, Obasa, a six-term lawmaker representing Agege Constituency I, was ousted for alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office.<\/p>\n<p>Meranda, representing Apapa I, was elected as the new Speaker, a move that has divided the Assembly and the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Reports suggest that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is unhappy with Obasa\u2019s removal, adding further pressure on Meranda.<\/p>\n<p>The turmoil escalated when Obasa\u2019s security details were reinstated, while Meranda\u2019s were temporarily withdrawn, enabling Obasa\u2019s return to the Assembly. However, her security aides were later restored.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/18\/lagos-new-speaker-fully-takes-over-from-obasa-names-principal-officers\/\">Obasa<\/a> arrived at the Assembly with heavy security and hundreds of supporters, who gathered outside, singing and celebrating his return. He proceeded to lead a plenary session with only four lawmakers\u2014Hon. Nuraini Akinsanya (Mushin I), Hon. Kazeem Olayinka Eso (Mushin II), Hon. Jubreel Kareem (Agege II), and Hon. Noheem Adams (Eti-Osa I). Reports indicate that security operatives forced open the chamber doors to grant Obasa and his supporters access.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Lagos High Court in Ikeja has ordered that all Assembly members be included in Obasa&#8217;s lawsuit. Justice Yetunde Pinheiro scheduled March 7 to hear pending applications. Meranda\u2019s 35 loyal lawmakers were present at the court hearing, where they also filed an application to join the case as defendants.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Obasa\u2019s controversial plenary, Meranda dismissed it as a mere spectacle, emphasizing that a valid session requires a quorum. \u201cTo me, it was just a show of shame. In our work, we need numbers to form a quorum. If you are sitting with only three or four members, you are just performing theatre,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also condemned Obasa\u2019s forceful entry into the Assembly. \u201cHe is still a member, so he has the right to visit. But the invasion and breaking into my office\u2014that\u2019s a serious issue,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Meranda revealed that her full security detail had not yet been restored. \u201cRight now, I have three or four policemen, but my normal security team consists of 12 policemen, four DSS operatives, and two anti-bomb officers. I don\u2019t have that at the moment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>On the legal battle, she urged patience, saying, \u201cLet the legal team do their job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The situation remains tense as the power struggle within the Lagos Assembly continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker Meranda criticized ousted Speaker Obasa\u2019s controversial plenary with four lawmakers, calling it a &#8220;show of shame&#8221; lacking quorum Obasa\u2019s forceful return escalated tensions, with legal battles ongoing and stakeholders urging resolution to restore Assembly order Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, has strongly criticized the plenary session conducted by ousted Speaker Mudashiru 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