Tinubu Meets Lagos Lawmakers, Labels Obasa’s Impeachment a ‘Coup’

According to reports, President Bola Tinubu has implicitly approved the expulsion of Hon. Mudasiru Obasa from his position as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. This comes after 32 members of the 40-member Assembly impeached him last week.

The MPs blamed Obasa’s dismissal on alleged transgressions, such as corruption and haughtiness.
President Tinubu met with the new leadership of the Assembly, including the newly elected Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, and members of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), in a private meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night.

Despite supposedly being in Abuja, deposed Speaker Obasa, Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu were conspicuously absent from the meeting.
According to those who spoke to Western Post, President Tinubu compared the impeachment process to a coup and voiced his displeasure with the way the MPs handled it.

However, Tinubu grudgingly accepted the Assembly’s decision following cries from GAC leaders and recognition of Obasa’s purported excesses.

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under order to effectively deliver democratic dividends to Lagosians, Speaker Meranda promised to place a high priority on openness, inclusivity, and sound governance under her leadership.