BREAKING: Court nullifies Obasa’s removal as Lagos Assembly Speaker

BREAKING: Court nullifies Obasa’s removal as Lagos Assembly Speaker

 Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly illegal and
unconstitutional.

 

Delivering judgment on Wednesday, the court nullified the
proceedings and resolutions of the Assembly held on January 13, 2025, during
which Obasa was ousted from office.

 

Obasa had filed a suit challenging his removal, naming the
House of Assembly and the newly appointed Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, as
defendants. The suit, filed on February 12, 2025, through his counsel, Chief
Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), argued that his removal was carried out while the
Assembly was on recess and he was outside the country.

 

He contended that the sitting during which he was removed
was unlawfully convened, lacking proper authority or any formal delegation of
power from the Speaker’s office.

 

Obasa’s legal challenge was anchored on nine grounds,
relying on provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the Rules and
Standing Orders of the Lagos State House of Assembly.

 

The court’s ruling effectively reinstates Obasa as Speaker
and renders null all decisions taken during the contested session.

Source: BREAKING: Court nullifies Obasa’s removal as Lagos Assembly Speaker

 - NigerianEye
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