Lagos Speakership Tussle Will Be Mother Of Legislative Crisis In Nigeria – Fuad Oki

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Fouad Oki, has warned that the speakership tussle rocking the state House of Assembly will be a mother of all state legislative crisis in Nigeria if not quickly tamed.

Oki who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, said, “If you see what happened today, you will begin to look at Rivers State, the mayhem that is also consuming 200 Release Date – nike gold air chukka moc high school – SBD – nike gold air yeezy glow in the dark sneakers boys Rattan Obsidian CZ4149 Osun State, you look at what is also happening in Kano, you put all of these together, and it will be like a child 42 Iconic Bob Dylan Photos - Celebrating Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize in Literature’s play to (that of) Lagos.”

OSUN DEFENDER reports that armed security officers drawn from the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services on Monday morning, stormed the hallowed chamber, preventing the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, from gaining entrance till hours later.

When she finally air jordan 4 military blue 2024 presided over plenary, she became tearful and emotional as lawmakers passed a vote of confidence in her.

The state legislature has been embroiled in a leadership tussle for weeks following the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as the speaker of the Assembly and the election of Meranda.

While over 36 pro-Meranda lawmakers in the 40-member Assembly pledged loyalty to the first female speaker, Obasa has insisted that his removal was illegal and has gone to court to challenge the process.

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The APC chieftain described Monday’s clash at the state assembly as a show of shame and a setback for democracy.

“Today is a sad day for me and indeed for all lovers of democracy in Nigeria,” he said.
Oki said “enough of begging air jordan 1 low og florida gators pe and enough of appeasement”, saying that he and other comrades who were in the trenches during the fight for democracy would defend what they believed in.

“If there are those who do not have a sense of history, those who may be either be benefactors of Hon Mudashiru Obasa or supporting him to cause a breach of the peace in Lagos, we will again put our lives on the line to defend democracy,” he said.