Speaker holds peace parley; to drop lawsuit

By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Ebunoluwa Sessou

LAGOS—All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, yesterday, said the resignation of the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, was not included in the terms of settlement reached in the leadership crisis of the House.

This is coming as Mr Obasa, yesterday, held a peace parley to reconcile with his aggrieved colleagues barely 24 hours after his re-election.

Also, Mr Obasa has promised to withdraw the lawsuit challenging his previous removal.

Recall that the legislators, on Monday, re-elected Mr Obasa after Mrs Mosisili Meranda stepped down as Speaker.

GAC, led by its chairman, Pa Tajudeen Olusi; APC chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi; the Attorney -General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr Lawal Pedro, SAN, as well as other leaders of the party, on Monday, met with the anti-Obasa lawmakers to resolve the crisis.

It was, however, speculated that all the parties agreed that while Meranda would resign and Obasa returned as Speaker, the latter, after 48 hours, would also step down as Speaker.

This, according to the source will pave the way for a new Speaker from Lagos West as demanded by the 34 aggrieved lawmakers.

Multiple sources disclosed that the negotiation is expected to be followed by a letter as the anti-Obasa lawmakers are insisting that the arrangement is followed up.

Speaker’s resignation, not in terms of settlement –Lagos APC
Reacting to the speculations making the rounds on Obasa’s resignation, the APC spokesman in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, in a chat with Vanguard dismissed the claim that the Speaker would resign, noting that there was no such arrangement in the terms of settlement during the negotiation period by the party.




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