The Lagos State House of Assembly has impeached Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the House.
Multiple house correspondents confirmed Obasa was impeached on Monday afternoon.
Obasa, who has been leading the Lagos State House of Assembly since 2015, was impeached over allegations of abuse of office and gross misconduct.
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He represents the Agege Constituency 1 and was first elected into office in 2007.
Mojisola Meranda sworn in as the first female Speaker in Lagos on Monday. PHOTO CREDIT: Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)/X
Following his impeachment, the lawmakers swore in Mojisola Meranda, Obasa’s deputy and the lawmaker representing Apapa 1 as the new speaker.
Meranda will be the first female speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
In 2020, a viral report accused Obasa of owning over 60 bank accounts which were all linked to his Bank Verification Number (BVN). It revealed that the bank accounts were opened under different names and different commercial banks.
The report stated that the different bank accounts were being used to divert public funds in the state.
In the same year, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited and questioned Obasa over allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement. Obasa denied any wrongdoing.
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