The political crisis within the Lagos State House of Assembly has become intractable as the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa has continued to push his lawsuit against former Speaker Mojisola Meranda and other lawmakers. This is despite President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, Citizen Rapporteur has learned.
Sources close to the parties, revealed how confusion and concern are brewing among APC leaders in Lagos over Obasa’s refusal to withdraw the lawsuit.
“The truth is that there is uncertainty among the party’s leadership regarding why the Speaker is still in court.
“Honestly, we don’t know why. After President Tinubu’s intervention and their meeting in Abuja, everything about the leadership crisis seemed to have been settled,” a source revealed to journalists on Monday.
The source further disclosed that Meranda had already stepped aside in line with the party’s resolution, making Obasa’s persistence puzzling.
“If you know Meranda very well, you will see that she is an easygoing person, not someone who wants the speakership ‘do or die.’ Since the leaders told her to step down in the interest of the party, she relinquished her ambition and did not pursue it further. This is why we don’t know what Obasa wants from the court again. But everyone is observing the situation,” the source added.
Meanwhile, Obasa’s lawyer, Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), has dismissed any speculation that his client is considering dropping the lawsuit.
