PRES TINUBU MEETS WITH LAGOS ASSEMBLY LEADERS TO RESOLVE CRISIS, INSISTS OBASA REMAIN AS SPEAKER
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Following the recent crisis at the Lagos State House of Assembly, President Bola Tinubu held a closed-door meeting yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, and other aggrieved lawmakers.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the President reaffirmed that Obasa should remain as Speaker, while urging him to ensure better cooperation with his colleagues.
Sources revealed that President Tinubu also directed Obasa to withdraw the ongoing court case related to the matter.
After the peace talks, Obasa refrained from addressing journalists who had gathered to hear the outcome of the private meeting. He arrived at the Villa around 2:50 PM and was escorted separately to the President’s office. His colleagues had arrived earlier in two coaster buses, taking a separate route to the meeting.
Although the specific agenda of the meeting was not disclosed to the media, sources indicated that it was centered around the ongoing leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Upon emerging from the meeting around 4:30 PM, members of the delegation were heard singing the political chant “On your mandate, we shall stand.” This popular phrase, often used by supporters of President Tinubu, echoed for several minutes as the lawmakers walked towards their waiting buses for departure from the Presidential Villa.
Meanwhile, Obasa, who exited the meeting alongside House of Representatives member, Mr. James Faleke, declined to comment when approached by the press. When asked about the meeting, Mr. Faleke, representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, simply responded, “It went well.”
There were unconfirmed reports suggesting that some lawmakers offered apologies to Obasa following his earlier impeachment. However, a lawmaker speaking on the condition of anonymity told Vanguard that the meeting was primarily aimed at restoring peace, with an agreement that Obasa would remain as Speaker. The lawmaker added, “Obasa is staying, and we have no choice but to obey the President. It was more of a family discussion.”
When asked whether President Tinubu reprimanded the lawmakers who had impeached Obasa, the source explained, “No, it was more of a family matter. The President condemned Obasa’s failure to engage with us, but since Obasa was the only one who reported the issue to him, he had no option but to support him. He also warned Obasa that any future complaints would lead to his removal, urging that peace must prevail. Based on that, we have accepted.”
Regarding the court case, the source confirmed that the President had instructed Obasa to withdraw it.
It is important to note that Obasa had been impeached by some members of the House but was reinstated on March 3, 2025, following intervention from key political stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress and the Governing Advisory Council (GAC). Despite his reinstatement, tensions over the impeachment remain unresolved.
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