Security Operatives Take Over Lagos Assembly 

 

By Ayo Kehinde

 

 

 

Security operatives including officials of the Department of State Services, Nigeria Police Force, and Lagos State Task Force, have taken over the State House of Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja.

According to reports, the operatives have sealed the offices of Speaker Mojisola Meranda, her deputy, and the clerk of the House.

The development may not be unconnected with the leadership crisis rocking the Assembly

Meranda was elected as the first female speaker of the Lagos legislature on January 13, 2025, following the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa.

However, Obasa has filed a lawsuit against his removal. He argued that the sitting which led to his impeachment was unconstitutional.