Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to March 17, 2025.
Obasa is challenging his removal as Speaker on January 13, 2025, following allegations of fraud, high-handedness, abuse of office, and gross misconduct leveled against him by 35 lawmakers.
The respondents in the suit include members of the Lagos State House of Assembly and former Speaker, Mojisola Meranda.
The court had previously scheduled the hearing for March 10, 2025, but at Monday’s proceedings, counsel for the House of Assembly, Femi Falana (SAN), informed the court that Obasa’s legal team, led by Afolabi Fasanu (SAN), had served further affidavits on the same day.
Counsel for Meranda, Tayo Oyetibo (SAN), also noted that the newly filed affidavits contained serious fraud allegations against his client.
“There are serious fraud allegations in the further affidavits my learned brother referred to. We shall be asking for an adjournment to respond to the new application,” Oyetibo said.
In response, Justice Pinheiro ruled that all applications and processes before the court would be heard together on the next adjourned date.
“All applications, including those seeking injunctions and those challenging jurisdiction, will be heard on March 17, 2025. The application concerning the change of counsel will also be addressed on the same day,” Pinheiro stated.
She further directed all parties to file, serve, and exchange their processes before the next hearing.
Following the intervention of the Lagos All Progressives Congress leadership, Obasa was reinstated as Lagos Assembly Speaker, while Meranda was prevailed upon to step down and return to being the Deputy Speaker.
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