Olumuyiwa Jimoh, a former Deputy Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has stated that Mudashiru Obasa should be suspended from the House for insisting on retaining his position as Speaker, despite his removal.
“He (Obasa) claims that he is still the speaker which I think he knows that the implication is automatic suspension. I feel he should be suspended for that. It is an impersonation,” Jimoh said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, on Monday.
“How can he be the bona fide speaker of the house? It is going to lead to his suspension. he knows its implication. he has been in the house for almost two decades. If I were to be in the house, I am going to move a motion for his suspension.”
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Mudashiru Obasa was removed as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday, January 13, 2025, after more than two-thirds of the 40-member legislative body voted him out over allegations of misconduct and other offenses.
His deputy at the time, Mojisola Meranda, was swiftly elected as the new Speaker, becoming the first woman to lead the legislative body in the South-West state.
Obasa, who represented Agege Constituency I, had been a member of the House since 2007 and served as Speaker from June 2015 until his removal in January 2025.
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, Obasa maintained that he was still the Speaker, asserting that the correct process had not been followed and criticizing the use of military presence during the impeachment. He also claimed that his removal had occurred while he was out of the country.
However, Olumuyiwa Jimoh, a former member of the House, stated that Obasa’s presence in the House was not required for his removal as Speaker.
“He (Obasa) doesn’t need to be in the House to be impeached. It is stipulated in the constitution: section 92 sub-section 2 states it clearly,” Jimoh said.
The former lawmaker also alleged that Obasa played a key role in his removal as Deputy Majority Leader of the House during his time in parliament.
“I was not happy that he removed me. I was not notified about the process of my removal. I didn’t contend it because he coerced and intimidated members to sign for my removal. I took it in good fate,” Jimoh said.
On the reason for his removal, Jimoh said it was “because I do challenge him on some of his policies that were anti-democratic and anti-due process.”
“I am happy that it is the new members who removed him,” he said, whilst asking anti-graft agencies to probe the allegations against the former speaker.
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