Thirty-six of the 40 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reaffirmed their support for the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda, following the takeover of her office by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The lawmakers gathered at the Assembly garden on Thursday, standing by their 17 February vote of confidence in Meranda, despite Obasa’s return, allegedly aided by armed …

The impeached Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has said that he has returned to office and resumed his position. After returning to parliament with police and State Security Service details for the first time since he was removed on 13 January, the embattled lawmaker said: ‘I’ve resumed, and I remain the Speaker of the Assembly. …