By Akinwale Kasali
Speculations are rife that the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda may resign her position, paving way for either Hon. David Setonji or Hon. Wale Rauf.
It was gathered that over the weekend, the former All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, former Ogun State Governor Aremo Olusegun Osoba, and Chief Pius Akinyelure, Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and members of the Governor Advisory Council, GAC, met, with principal officers in the Assembly, intervening in the crisis in the Assembly, urging Meranda to step down and return to her former position as Deputy Speaker.
Reason behind the appeal for Meranda to resign is for regional representation in State Leadership.
Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and Speaker Meranda are both from Lagos Central, leaving Lagos West without any top leadership position.
Given that the embattled and impeached former Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa hails from Lagos West, stakeholders have recommended that the next Speaker be chosen from the district.
This gives room for either Setonji and Rauf to fill the vacuum.
Setonji is currently the Chief Whip of the House and has served as a lawmaker since 2015. Hon Rauf has been in the House since 2019.
This development has, however, led to birckbats among the Lawmakers, who, 36 out 40 of them had declared their loyalty and support for Meranda.
The discussion was said to have ended in a deadlock over the weekend, with another meeting scheduled for this week.
It would be recalled that the rumour of Miranda’s would be resignation was at the front burner last week, but she vehemently denied the news, saying that at no time had she contemplated resigning from her position.
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