The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has ruled that the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as the speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly was unlawful and unconstitutional.
Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Yetunde Pinheiro voided the House’s January proceedings and resolutions that led to Obasa’s ouster.
Obasa had taken legal action against the Lagos Assembly and Mojisola Meranda, who was named the new Speaker, challenging the legitimacy of the process that led to his removal.
Through his lawyer, Chief Afolabi Fashanu, Obasa argued that 36 lawmakers carried out the decision during the Assembly’s recess while he was outside the country.
He contended that the session was improperly held, as it lacked his authorisation or a formal delegation of power, contravening the Assembly’s established rules.
His suit was anchored on nine points, citing sections of the amended 1999 Constitution and the Standing Orders of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
