The pressure group made the allegation accompanied by a threat to resist the move, in an open letter it wrote to the APC on Wednesday.
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Obasa, a six-term legislator, who is representing Agege Constituency 1 of Lagos State, has been Speaker of the Assembly since 2015.
An earlier report by The Eagle Online and other news outlets indicated that journalists were barred by security operatives around 11am
The Eagle Online recalls that the lawmakers in support of Obasa’s replacement, Mojisola Meranda, had adjourned sitting indefinitely last week
Obasa, speaking on TVC while addressing concerns over the session’s legitimacy, said, “I can’t force people to attend plenary.
The reason and who authorised the withdrawal cannot be ascertained as of press time but a source close to the Speaker confirmed that Meranda was now vulnerable.
Meranda, who opted to revert to her position as Deputy Speaker, was also said to have given other conditions to step down
Operatives of the Department of State Services were said to have uncovered 47 pump action guns during a visit to the assembly on Monday.
The former speaker said he had not done anything wrong to warrant his removal, adding he had lived up to expectations
The Eagle Online recalls that Obasa was not in the country when he was removed and replaced by 33 members of the House.
Meranda, who took her first duty as Speaker on Friday, appointed new principal officers that would join in championing the affairs of the House.
By the next day, however, 13th January 2025, he had suddenly become one-time Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The lawmakers spoke after the plenary on Monday during which they also elected Hon. Mojisola Meranda as Obasa’s replacement.
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, revealed this to newsmen in a statement he issued late on Wednesday
The Eagle Online recalls the Lagos State House of Assembly had on Monday suspended indefinitely the LG Chairman, Sulaimon Jelili.
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly said this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
It was learnt that Pa Obasa died in the early hours of Tuesday at 83.
The House of Assembly adopted the motion following increasing incidents of kidnapping in some states.
One of those on the old list included in the new one is former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso
This followed the decision of the Lagos State Assembly not to confirm 17 of the 39 commissioner-nominees sent to it.