Obasa Re-Elected as Lagos Speaker After Meranda’s Resignation

The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa, has been re-elected.

The development is expected to have put an end to the political crisis rocking the Assembly in the past seven weeks, with the lawmaker, who represents Agege Constituency I replaced by his deputy, Mojisola Meranda.

During The leadership crisis in the Assembly on January 13, 2025 more than two-thirds of the 40-member house voted for the removcal of Obasa over the alleged misconduct and sundry offenses.

Meranda, was immediately elected the new Speaker, becoming the first female to take charge of the legislative body in the South-West state.

But, in a twist of an event on Monday, Obasa was re-elected after the resignation of Mojisola Meranda who stepped down as the Speaker of the House.

His re-election followed the nomination by a former Majority Leader of the House, Noheem Adams, who represents Eti-Osa Constituency 1 and he was administered with the oath of office as the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly seven weeks after his removal.

Obasa was first elected into the House in 2007 and he emerged as a speaker in June 2015 before his removal in January 2025.