- says Rt Hon Meranda remains Speaker, enjoys unalloyed support
By Olanrewaju Adesanya
The Lagos State House of Assembly has reaffirmed resolve to stand behind the new Speaker Rt. Hon Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, while describing former speaker Rt. Hon Mudashiru Obasa’s stance as unparliamentary.
In a statement signed by Hon.Stephen Ogundipe a member representing Oshodi Isolo 1 and formerly Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, the lawmaker berates Obasa’s attempt to disparage a unanimous decision of the House.
“The position of the House remains the same and nothing has changed. The position being canvassed by former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Obasa is uncalled for and unparliamentary.
“The majority of members elected Rt. Hon Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker for the 10th Assembly and we also at the said Plenary took majority decision to remove him and stand by the new Speaker so, nothing has changed.
“All members were elected from their various constituencies across the state and we all have the inalienable rights under the necessary Statutory orders to remove their Principal officers, including the Speaker.
“It is imperative to clarify that over 2/3 of the members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are solidly united behind the new Speaker, Rt Hon Mojisola Lasbat Meranda.
“Therefore, we stood by the decision taken on the 13th of January where Rt Hon Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa was impeached and we shall defend our positions to the latter.
“As elected representative of the people of Lagos, we owe them good governance and harmonious relationship with other arms of government.”
Ogundipe however, counselled Obasa to give peace a chance and eschew putting up a posture that will heat up the polity.
“I therefore, appeal to the former Speaker to toe the line of peace and harmony as being followed by others, as the current intransigent posture will heat up the polity and not augur well.
“Any attempt to heat up the polity will be resisted by the majority of distinguished members who unanimously elected Rt Hon Meranda. Peace, we want in Lagos and Peace we will achieve.”
