Join Us To Rescue Lagos From APC – Labour Party Tells Aggrieved Lawmakers

The Labour Party (LP) has expressed its openness to welcoming the 36 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly who supported the removal of Hon. Mudasiru Obasa on January 13 and installed his deputy, Hon. Mojisola Meranda, as the new speaker.

The party urged the lawmakers to join forces with its 2023 governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, in efforts to liberate Lagos State from the control of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to the LP, voting APC out of power is necessary to prevent what it described as the complete erosion of democracy by the ruling party’s political structure.

Speaking to journalists in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Abayomi Arabambi, criticized the APC’s role in reinstating Obasa as speaker despite the various allegations against him, calling the move undemocratic.

Naija News recalls that on January 13, 2025, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa was impeached by a majority of Assembly members over accusations of gross misconduct and abuse of office. Following his removal, Mojisola Meranda was elected as the new Speaker, becoming the first female to hold the position in Lagos State.

However, this leadership change was short-lived. On March 3, 2025, Meranda resigned from her role as Speaker, and Obasa was reinstated to his former position. Subsequently, Meranda was re-elected as the Deputy Speaker, a role she had previously held before her brief tenure as Speaker.

Further complicating the Assembly’s internal dynamics, the acting Clerk, Mr. Ottun Babatunde, was hospitalized shortly after returning from an invitation by the Department of State Services (DSS). This incident caused anxiety among Assembly staff and added to the ongoing tensions within the legislative body.