Politics
Court nullifies removal of Obasa as Lagos Speaker, voids Assembly Proceedings
Lagos State High Court presided by Justice Yetunde Pinheiro, on Wednesday nullified of the removal of reinstated Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, declaring it illegal and unconstitutional.
Justice Yetunde Pinheiro, in a judgment on Wednesday, upturned the proceedings and resolutions of the House held on January 13, 2025, upon which Obasa was removed as Speaker.
Obasa had filed a suit against the House of Assembly and the newly appointed Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, challenging the legality of his removal.
In the suit, filed on February 12, 2025, by his counsel, Chief Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), Obasa contended that his removal by 36 lawmakers occurred while the Assembly was on recess and while he was out of the country.
He urged the court to declare the process unlawful, arguing that the sitting was invalid as it was held without the Speaker’s authority or any formal delegation of power.
His legal challenge rests on nine grounds, drawing on the interpretation of various provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), as well as the Rules and Standing Orders governing the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Credit: THIS DAY
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