Lagos Assembly Crises Deepen
OpenLife Nigeria reports that the crises bedeviling the Lagos State House of Assembly have heightened resulting to apprehension in and outside the Assembly complex.
It would be recalled that following the crises that broke as a result of the removal of Mr Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the Assembly and Olalekan Onafeko as Clerk of the House by 32 lawmakers on January 13, 2025, President Tinubu had set up a high-powered committee of the party led by Chief Bisi Akande and Aremo Olusegun Osoba including former APC National Vice Chairman, South-west, Pius Akinyelure and others to resolve the crises.
To the surprise of all, the report from the findings of the Bisi Akande’s committee has been thrown into the trash can.
Insiders say that the committee has been disbanded.
Information has it that the Presidency frown at the report simply because it goes against Obasa’s interest.
“Mrs Mojisola Meranda, who has been acting as the substantive Speaker of the House will have to vacate that seat because those who control the night and day of Lagos politics want Obasa back,” a credible source confided in OpenLife Sunday afternoon in Abuja.
Meanwhile, to prevent a breakdown of law and order, the management has directed all categories of staff and Legislative aides to work remotely from home until further notice.
In a memo, titled ‘Amendment to Remote Work Schedule Arrangement’, addressed to staff and legislative aides, the Acting Clerk of the Assembly, Mr Babatunde Abubakar, said the move was to “guarantee safety and forestall any unwarranted consequences.”
Abubakar said: “I write to convey the approval of the leadership of the House to effect the following changes in the work-from-home arrangement pending the resolution of the current leadership crisis to guarantee safety and forestall any unwarranted consequences.
“To this end, all categories of staff at the Assembly, LAHASCOM and Legislative Aides are requested to work remotely from home until further notice.
“Please note that this arrangement is in tandem with the Head of Service, HOS circular 005 issued on January 15, 2025, affirming the leadership change in the House and the appointment of Mr A.T.B. Ottun as Acting Clerk.
“Note that this measure has become necessary for safety purposes and officers are enjoined to leave open communication lines as they can be called upon for any assignment whenever the need arises.
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