Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, may have returned for good as the All Progressives Congress says there is no plan for it in the agreement to resolve the leadership crisis the house is going through.
The aggrieved majority in the House would thus have to prepare their minds to accept his leadership till the next election phase.
Reacting to rumours about Obasa’s resignation, the APC spokesperson in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, dismissed the claim.
“To the best of my knowledge, there was no time the arrangement for Obasa to resign came up in the terms of settlement of the crisis,” Oladejo told Vanguard,
When asked if Obasa would drop the lawsuit, Oladejo said, “I’m aware that any moment from now, Obasa will withdraw the lawsuit in the interest of renewed peace and progress of the House in particular and the party in general.”
The meeting, which started at about 2:10 p.m., was attended by the Deputy Speaker, Mrs. Mojisola Meranda.
It was gathered that the meeting was aimed at easing tensions and bringing the aggrieved lawmakers back on board.
This came after Obasa was re-elected as Speaker on Monday following Mojisola Meranda‘s resignation from the position.
In January, the lawmakers removed Obasa as Speaker, accusing him of poor leadership, abuse of power, frequent lateness to plenary sessions, and intimidating colleagues.
Over 90 per cent of the lawmakers backed the impeachment.
Obasa, however, rejected the decision, saying the lawmakers did not follow the constitutional process for his removal.
He also denied the corruption allegations, calling the claims of financial misappropriation “impossible.”
To resolve the crisis, the Governor’s Advisory Council, led by Pa Tajudeen Olusi, along with APC chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi; Lagos Attorney-General Lawal Pedro, and other party leaders, met with the opposing lawmakers.
There were speculations that as part of the agreement, Meranda would resign so that Obasa could return as Speaker.
However, sources claimed that Obasa was also expected to step down after 48 hours to allow a new Speaker from Lagos West, as demanded by the 34 lawmakers.
Reports indicated that the lawmakers insisting on this arrangement expect it to be followed up with an official letter.
