- Speaker Meranda agrees to step down but only during plenary.
- APC leaders and Abuja delegates are mediating the crisis.
- Lagos West lawmakers will produce the next Speaker.
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs. Mojisola Meranda, has agreed to step down from her position but insists it must be done during a plenary session, sources reveal.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the House had adjourned indefinitely on February 17 after 36 out of 40 lawmakers passed a vote of confidence in Meranda’s leadership.
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Following interventions by All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, it was resolved that Meranda would step aside to allow Lagos West to produce the next Speaker.
Sources close to the discussions confirmed that while Meranda is willing to resign, she maintains that due process must be followed.
“If the Speaker is to resign, it has to be during plenary when the House reconvenes,” a source stated. “She cannot just step down without following legislative procedures.”
It remains uncertain when the House will reconvene, leaving the situation unresolved for now.
Meanwhile, APC leaders, including former National Chairman Bisi Akande, former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba, and NNPC Limited Board Chairman Pius Akinyelure, have stepped in to mediate the crisis. Delegates from Abuja have also been holding meetings with principal officers and House members in an effort to restore stability.
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As part of the resolution, the next Speaker will be chosen from Lagos West. Eight lawmakers have been shortlisted for the position, including Setonji David (Badagry 2), Temitope Adewale (Ifako-Ijaye 1), Kehinde Joseph (Alimosho 1), and Adedamola Kasunmu (Ikeja 2), among others.
With ongoing negotiations and interventions, political watchers anticipate a resolution to the crisis in the coming days.
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