The leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, took a new twist as journalist uncovered fresh moves to return Mr Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker.
The House has been in crisis following the removal of Mr Obasa and former Clerk of the House, Olalekan Onafeko, by 32 lawmakers on January 13, 2025, and elected Mrs Mojisola Meranda as the substantive speaker.
Multiple sources close to the Presidency and other principal actors in the crisis told thepage.ng that overtures have been made to legislatures to soft-pedal and support the embattled former Speaker.
Thepage was reliably informed that members of the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, were also asked to rein in the anti-Obasa lawmakers.
This followed the disbandment of the Bisi Akande committee over its findings on the matter.
Thepage further learned that the committee was disbanded owing to the report it submitted after its visit that the odds were against Obasa.
The President had set up a high-powered committee of the party led by Bisi Akande and members including Aremo Olusegun Osoba, and former APC National Vice Chairman, South-west, Pius Akinyelure and others to resolve the crisis.
It further gathered that after the disbandment of the Akande committee, members of GAC were asked to rein in their loyalists in the Assembly and executive to back Obasa.
The source said: “The Bisi Akande committee has been disbanded. The president has reached out to members of GAC who have loyalists or children in the Assembly to insist they work for Obasa’s return as Speaker.
“For those who do not have children in the Assembly but have other political loyalists in the State Executive Council, they have been mandated to ensure Obasa is returned.
“Obasa, on the other hand, has also been reaching out to lawmaker opposed to him in an attempt to gain their support.”
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