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Lagos Assembly Speaker, Obasa Impeached

Lagos Assembly Speaker, Obasa Impeached
  • PublishedJanuary 13, 2025

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been impeached on Monday by the members of the house, accusing him of multiple statutory and financial infractions.

It was gathered that Obasa was subsequently replaced by his deputy, Lasbat Meranda.

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Mrs Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, was also a former chief whip of the House.

The removal came days after Osun Defender reported how Mr Obasa oversaw the withdrawal of N43.5 billion for back up vehicles for lawmakers, as well as other controversial activities.