Meranda Says It’s Show Of Shame As Obasa Again Storms Assembly… Lawmakers, Legislative Officers Vacate Offices

By Akinwale Kasali

The Lagos State House of Assembly Complex have been taken-over by impeached Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa alongside thugs and hoodlums. They were protected by a large number of Police, Civil Defense Officials and Department of State Security, DSS, Operatives.

Obasa, alongside alleged thugs and hoodlums forcefully took over the Assembly Complex, Friday afternoon, before the Lawmakers returned from the Court where they had gone to for Obasa’s case against them and Speaker Mojisola Meranda.

On seeing this development, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, expressed her disappointment on the issue.

She described the as a “total show of shame” that must be condemned.

“This is actually just the beginning, and as you saw in Court, both parties had their representatives. We should allow the legal process to run its course,” she said while speaking to journalists.

Despite the political tension, Meranda reassured that the House remains intact and united, vowing to uphold due process and legislative order.

She acknowledged that Obasa remains a member of the House and has the right to attend plenary sessions.

However, she expressed concerns over the manner of his entry.

“The invasion and breaking into my office—that is really a serious issue,” she emphasized.

She however raised concerns over the drastic reduction in her security detail, stating that she normally has twelve policemen, four DSS officers, and two anti-riot officers in her convoy, but, at the moment, she only has Four Policemen with her.

Speaking further, Meranda described the Plenary presided over by Obasa I which he adjourned sitting with just three lawmakers, as political theatrics.

“That was just a show of shame. In our job, we have a required number to form a quorum. If you are sitting with just three or four members, you are only putting on a theatrical display,” she said.

As at the time of  filing this report, no one had been allowed into the Assembly Complex, as it was gathered that Obasa is currently at the Complex with some of his loyalist.