CITIZENS COMPASS – Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, citing multiple statutory and financial violations.
The impeached Speaker has been replaced with Hon Mrs Mojisola Miranda from Apapa 1 constituency.
The Clerk of the House, Mr Olalekan Onafeko, has also been suspended indefinitely, while the Chief Whip of the House, Mr Mojeed Fatai, was elected as the new Deputy Speaker.
Mojisola was the Deputy Speaker before the impeachment of Obasa.
At press time, there’s heavy security presence around the state house of assembly.
Lagos State House of Assembly was founded on October 2, 1979, and had its first assembly and speaker, Rt. Hon Oladosun Oshinowo on the same date.
Before 1999, the Lagos Assembly had three speakers after it was established in 1979.
According to the Lagos state house of assembly, the 4th Assembly came into existence after the return of democracy in 1999.
Adeleke Mamora (1999-2003) represents Constituency: Kosofe I, Rt. Hon Adeleke Mamora was the Speaker of the 4th Lagos State House of Assembly which was inaugurated on June 2, 1999, and ran its course till May 30, 2003.
Waheed Jokotola Pelumi (2003 – 2005) represents Constituency: Epe II Rt. Hon. Waheed Jokotola Pelumi was the first Speaker of the 5th Legislative Assembly between June 2, 2003, and December 29, 2005. He was, however, replaced by Rt. Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji before the end of his tenure.
Adeyemi Ikuforiji (2005 – 2015) represents Constituency: Epe 1 Ikuforiji continued as the speaker in the 6th Assembly inaugurated on June 4, 2007. He was also the Speaker of the 7th Legislative Assembly, which was inaugurated on July 4, 2011, and served until 2015. Mudashiru Obasa (2015 – 2025) represents Constituency: Agege 01 Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa emerged as Speaker of the 8th Assembly after the representative election on April 28, 2015.
He retained the speakership position in the 9th Legislative Assembly in 2019. Obasa continued in the same capacity in 2023 as the Speaker of the 10th Legislative Assembly before he was impeached on Monday, January 13, 2025.
Mojisola Meranda (2025 – till date) represents Apapa Constituency 1 Meranda emerged as the new speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly after Obasa’s impeachment. She was formerly the deputy speaker, who performed the duties and functions of Obasa in the absence of the Speaker.
