Legal Battle: Obasa Drags Mojisola Meranda, Lagos Assembly to Court

Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly who was impeached, has applied to the Lagos State High Court to be reinstated as Speaker immediately.
According to court documents that Peoples Gazette was able to access, Obasa asserts that on January 13, 2025, he was deposed illegally.
The current Speaker, Lasbat Mojisola Meranda, and the Lagos State House of Assembly are named as defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed on February 14, 2025.
Following multiple unsuccessful political discussions between Lagos and Abuja to address the leadership situation, the legal move was taken. The impasse has continued in spite of President Bola Tinubu’s order for Obasa to be reinstated, with MPs allegedly fearing reprisals from the ousted Speaker should he be allowed to return to office.

The plenary session that led to his impeachment was illegally held during the Assembly’s recess without the required authority, according to Obasa’s lawsuit, which contested its constitutionality.

“The action contested the Lagos State House of Assembly’s sitting and procedures to convene during recess without calling the House back or granting any other person the authority to do so,” the document reads.

The session, according to Mr. Obasa, violated the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Sections 36, 90(2)(c), 101, and 311; it also violated the Lagos State House of Assembly Rules and Standing Orders, notably Order V Rule 18(2) and Order II Rule 9(i-viii).

According to reports, President Tinubu’s hard position has not prevented the leadership situation from getting worse. Tinubu, who is angry about the hold-up in restoring Obasa, recently refused to meet with the Lagos APC’s Governance Advisory Council (GAC) members, claiming they were disobeying his orders.

Still, there is a lot of dissent within the party. GAC member Muraina Akanbi Taiwo said that the effort to reinstall Mr. Obasa would be disapproved of. The state’s god is not Mr. Tinubu.