Breaking: Obasa Elected LAHA Speaker For Third Term

By Akinwale Kasali

The Rt. Hon. Mudashriru Ajayi Obasa has been elected Speaker of the Lagos State House State of Assembly for an unprecedented third consecutive terms.

It, however, did not quite come as a surprise. speculation has been rife that he would emerge Speaker of the 10th Assembly unopposed because he was pressured to drop his Senatorial ambition, following the intervention of the now President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the powerful Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, Lagos.

Also elected as the Deputy Speaker is Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda.

Obasa was unanimously re-elected after a proclamation of the 10th Assembly of the Lagos State House of Assembly by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was present with Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat and top Government officials at the Chamber of the House.

Obasa, the highest ranking member of the House, was nominated by Hon. Temitope Adewale, and was seconded by Sylvester Ogunkelu.

Hon. Noheem Adams, the Deputy Majority Leader in the ninth Assembly, was elected as the new Majority Leader while Hon. Adedamola Kasunmu was elected the Deputy Majority Leader.

Hon. Mojeed Fatai of Ibeju Lekki 1 was elected as the Chief Whip while Hon. David Setonji was elected the Deputy Chief Whip.