A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly who represents Epe Constituency 1, Abiodun Tobun, says members of the parliament in the state sacked Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker on Monday to uphold the “sanctity” and “integrity” of the House.
Tobun told reporters that the decision to impeach Obasa was unanimously agreed by lawmakers in the 40-member Assembly.
He said, “The Constitution makes it clear that the House has the powers to regulate its proceedings. So, the members of the House felt that they’ve had enough of the Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa and today, we have unanimously agreed that Rt Hon Mojisola Meranda Lasbat become the new Speaker of the House.
“So, it was a resolution concurred to by all members of the parliament and so be it. We cannot open our House and allow this parliament to dwindle. We owe our constituents a duty and we owe Lagos State a duty of ensuring that the sanctity of the House and the integrity of this House are restored.”
After about a decade of presiding over the Lagos State House of Assembly as Speaker, the reign of Obasa was terminated on Monday, January 13, 2025, when more than two-thirds of the 40-member legislative house impeached him over alleged misconduct and sundry offenses.
Obasa’s deputy, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, was immediately elected the new Speaker, becoming the first female to take charge of the legislative body in the South-West state.
Obasa, from Agege Constituency I, was first elected into the House in 2007. He has since been in the chamber since then. He emerged speaker in June 2015 before his removal in January 2025.
