Lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly have revealed why they sacked Mudashiru Obasa as their Speaker on Monday.

The lawmakers spoke after the plenary on Monday during which they also elected Hon. Mojisola Meranda as Obasa’s replacement.

The representative of Epe 1 Constituency, Abiodun Tobun, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, said: “The Lagos State House of Assembly declared its decision to impeach Speaker Mudashiru Obasa.

“The impeachment was a unanimous decision by the lawmakers.

“The lawmakers agreed to take this step to safeguard our image and Lagos State.

“Change is inevitable, and we felt it was time for a new direction.

“All standing committees and principal office positions have been dissolved.

“We are determined to work together to elevate the Assembly and deliver on our responsibilities to Lagosians.”

Tobun then went on to explain in detail the reason for their decision.

The Rivers High Court has nullified the congresses conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state in 2024.

The court also restrained the state executive committee of the PDP from overseeing the affairs of the party and barred Aaron Chukwuemeka from parading himself as the chairman.

Stephen Jumbo, the presiding judge, gave the order on Monday while ruling on an interlocutory injunction filed by Edwin Woko and Love Otuonye (both lawyers) and two other PDP members. The suit was instituted against Chukwuemeka and nine others.

The petitioners asked the court to declare the local government and ward congresses of the party held in 2024 as null and void.

The congresses, conducted in the 319 wards and 23 LGAs in August 2024, were backed by Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).

The applicants argued that the congresses were conducted in disregard of an order issued by the court in July 2024, which restrained the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from holding the congresses.

The claimants urged the court to set aside the congresses and restrain Chukwuemeka and members of the state executive committee from acting, representing, or parading themselves as officials of the party in the state.

They also asked the court to declare themselves (the petitioners) as the authentic and subsisting members of the PDP state executive committee and direct the party’s national leadership to recognize and deal with them accordingly.

The judge upheld the applicants’ prayers, nullifying the congresses and restraining Chukwuemeka and other respondents from acting as executives of the party in the state.

The court also recognized the applicants as the authentic and subsisting members of the Rivers State executive committee of the PDP.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation and Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, on Saturday, said that it was not yet time to talk about the 2027 governorship race in the state.

Adeola said that he is currently preoccupied with delivering on his campaign promises as Senator representing the people of Ogun West and that the future would determine his next political move.

The third-term Senator disclosed this while speaking with journalists during the annual New Year thanksgiving service held on Saturday at the Unity Cathedral of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ogun Province Seven, Ilaro.

The lawmaker has been tipped as the topmost contender for the 2027 governorship race in the state.

Asked to confirm the media report suggesting that his next political move would be to succeed Dapo Abiodun after his term in 2027, Adeola explained, “I don’t think it is time for that now, we are still involved in trying to bring back the dividends of democracy to the people as senator elected for Ogun West.

“What we are here to do today is to appreciate the Almighty God for his support in the past years and to also celebrate the new year with my people for their support and cooperation as well, because they are the ones who put me in this office.

“So, in the future, we can start talking about that when the time is ripe to know if I am going forward or I am staying where I am, the future will determine all of that.”

The lawmaker described 2024 as very fantastic with all the developmental projects and empowerment programmes facilitated for the Senatorial district, assuring a more rewarding and responsive leadership in the new year.

Adeola said, “2025 will be another exciting year, our people should be expecting good things as far as my representation at the Senate is concerned in terms of developmental projects, in terms of empowering the people and in terms of contributing to national issues on the floor of the Senate so that we can build a virile and much more prosperous country.”

He called for more support for the “All Progressives Congress”-led administration in the country, saying that President Bola Tinubu is doing everything humanly possible to restore the country to the path of economic growth and that just very soon, “There will be light at the end of the tunnel.”

Adeola, while praising the faithfulness and support of the Almighty God for his family, however, donated the sum of N50m for the completion of the ongoing construction of Unity Cathedral of the RCCG, Ogun Province Seven, Ilaro.

Speaking on the theme of the annual New Year thanksgiving, “Grateful For His Faithfulness,” the Pastor-In-Charge of the RCCG, Ogun Province Seven, Pastor Johnson Olukolatimi, urged people to be appreciative of God’s loving kindness and tender mercies at all times.

Ministering from the book of 1st Thessalonians 5 vs 18, Pastor Olukolatimi said that as much as God expected people to be thankful unto him, He wants people to do that in righteousness, urging the people to shun sinful life in the new year and serve God in holiness for the betterment of the country.