We Won’t Accept Tinubu’s Directive To Reinstate Obasa As Lagos Speaker – Lagos APC Governance Advisory Council Member

Muraina Akanbi Taiwo, a member of the Governance Advisory Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, has stated that the impeached Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, will not be reinstated, despite a directive from President Bola Tinubu.

The GAC is the highest decision-making body of the Lagos APC.

Recall that on Sunday reports says that President Tinubu had instructed members of the Assembly to prepare for the reinstatement of Obasa.

Obasa was however on January 13, 2025, removed by a majority of lawmakers over alleged misconduct, abuse of office, and financial misappropriations.

Obasa was subsequently replaced by former deputy speaker, Mojisola Meranda.

In a statement sent to Peoples Gazette on Wednesday, Taiwo was quoted as saying the moves to reinstate the impeached speaker would be rejected, despite their loyalty to President Tinubu.

“Loyalty to Mr President, the cause, and the leadership of the party remains paramount, but democracy must take its course,” the GAC member was quoted as saying.

“As the Qur’an states in Surah Al-Imran (3:26): ‘Say, O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and take sovereignty away from whom You will.

“You honour whom You will and humble whom You will. In Your hand all is good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.

“What will be, will be. We can only pray for Allah’s guidance and wisdom as we move forward.”

He added that the removal of Obasa was long overdue and in the state’s best interest, as assembly members have stated that his leadership style had negatively impacted their performance in various constituencies.

According to him, the leadership change in the Lagos State House of Assembly “may not have been a hasty decision but one borne out of deep frustration and necessity”.

“Having attended two meetings where members spoke openly and emotionally, I witnessed firsthand the weight of their grievances.

“They detailed the enormous challenges they faced under the former speaker—challenges that seem to have drained their motivation and hindered their performance as lawmakers,” he added.