Police, Thugs Abet Obasa In Unlawful Bid To Reinstate Himself As Speaker

The removed Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa, Thursday stormed the Assembly Complex with armedpolice personnel and thugs in an attempt to reinstate himself.

It was gathered that Obasa’s invasion of the Assembly was facilitated by the earlier withdrawal of all security aides attached to Speaker Mojisola Meranda, which raises the question of the complicity of those in charge of policing and even the presidency.

Recall that there had been reports that President Bola Tinubu was said to be working for Obasa’s return as speaker.

There were also concerns about Speaker Meranda’s safety following the withdrawal of her security details, leaving her vulnerable.

Clips seen by CHECKPOINTCHARLEY show Obasa being accompanied by a team of security personnel, including police officers.

Also, in support of impunity, Obasa supporters throunged the entrance gate of the Assembly Complex, gyrating and cheering on the removed speaker, who represents Agege Constituency I.

Back in January, while abroad, Obasa was removed as Lagos speaker when more than two-thirds of the house voted him out over alleged misconduct, corruption and sundry offences.

His then deputy, Mojisola Meranda, was immediately elected the new Speaker, becoming the first female to take charge of the legislative body in the South-West state.

An aide to Meranda, Victor Ganzallo, confimed that the police withdrew all the escorts attached to the speaker.

In a statement, Ganzallo said “all the police escorts assigned to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda, as well as the security personnel guarding the Assembly complex, have been withdrawn without any explanation”.

The aide queried the decision of the police which he said posed grave dangers to the speaker and other assembly members.

“The timing of the withdrawal of security, combined with the hostile actions of the former Speaker and his associates, raises the question: Is this politically motivated, or is this part of a larger strategy to destabilise the current administration?

“We demand an immediate clarification from both the police and the state government on their roles in these actions.”

The police had yet to comment on the unfolding development.