The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, officially moved into the Speaker’s office at the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex on Monday.
Security were beefed up at the assembly over palpable fears of a potential showdown.
The ousted Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, at the weekend, returned to the state, barely two weeks after his removal by 32 of the 39 Assembly members, insisting that he remains the number one lawmaker of the assembly.
On his return, Obasa received a “heroic welcome” from supporters at his residence in Ikeja.
Obasa said he remains the speaker “until the right thing has been done.”
However, there are fears of potential showdown should Obasa grace the plenary session on Monday.
Monday’s plenary makes it the third session presided over by Meranda since Obasa’s removal, with the former speaker absent at the last two sittings.
Meranda arrived the assembly complex into hands of lawmakers who showed solidarity and posed for some photographs amid cheering of “Madam Speaker.”
