Forty-nine days after his impeachment as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa was reinstated in a dramatic political shift within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Papers News reports that Mojisola Meranda, who had assumed the Speakership on January 13 following Obasa’s removal, stepped down and returned to her previous role as Deputy Speaker.
The crisis began when 32 out of 40 lawmakers voted to impeach Obasa while he was on vacation in the United States, citing allegations of gross misconduct, financial mismanagement, highhandedness, lack of transparency, and abuse of office. Upon his return, Obasa rejected the allegations and insisted that he remained the Speaker.