A day after she is elected the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda visited members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) on Tuesday to “brief them on the developments at the House of Assembly yesterday and seek their blessings, which we have received.”
Meranda, accompanied by other State Assembly members, met with the GAC, the highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, at Lagos House in Marina.
Representing Apapa Constituency I, Meranda was elected Speaker on Monday following the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa. His 10-year tenure was brought to an end after more than two-thirds of the 40-member Assembly voted to remove him over alleged misconduct and other offenses.
Previously serving as Obasa’s deputy, Meranda was immediately chosen as his successor, making history as the first female Speaker of the legislative body in Lagos State.
Obasa, representing Agege Constituency I, has been a member of the House since 2007 and became Speaker in June 2015. His term ended in January 2025 with his impeachment.
Speaking on the development, Abiodun Tobun, a lawmaker representing Epe Constituency I, stated that Obasa’s removal was a collective decision by the Assembly to uphold the “sanctity” and “integrity” of the legislative body. Tobun noted that the decision to impeach Obasa was unanimously agreed upon by the lawmakers.
He said, “The Constitution makes it clear that the House has the powers to regulate its proceedings. So, the members of the House felt that they’ve had enough of the Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa and today, we have unanimously agreed that Rt Hon Mojisola Meranda Lasbat become the new Speaker of the House.
“So, it was a resolution concurred to by all members of the parliament and so be it. We cannot open our House and allow this parliament to dwindle. We owe our constituents a duty and we owe Lagos State a duty of ensuring that the sanctity of the House and the integrity of this House are restored.”