US EditionNigeria: Breaking - Obasa's Removal As Lagos Assembly Speaker Was Illegal, Court Rules
- The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja declared the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker illegal and unconstitutional, according to Justice Yetunde Pinheiro's judgment.
- Justice Yetunde Pinheiro nullified the House's proceedings and resolutions of January that led to Obasa's ouster.
- Obasa filed a suit against the Lagos State House of Assembly and Mojisola Meranda to challenge the legality of his removal process.
- Obasa argued that the decision to remove him was invalid as it was made while the Assembly was on recess and without his authority, violating House procedures.
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Botched impeachment: 'Let bygones be bygones' — Lagos Assembly Speaker Obasa tells colleagues
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has appealed to his colleagues to forget what happened during their botched impeachment. His appeal was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday. The recent impeachment of Obasa was declared “illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void,” by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. The court, which was presided over by Justice Yetunde Pinheiro, on Wed…
Obasa’s removal as Lagos Assembly speaker was illegal, court rules
Delivering judgement on Wednesday, the court voided all proceedings and resolutions of the Assembly of 13 January, the day Obasa was removed from office. The post BREAKING: Obasa’s removal as Lagos Assembly speaker was illegal, court rules appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
BREAKING: Court declares Obasa’s removal as Lagos speaker illegal
The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has declared the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly illegal and unconstitutional. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Yetunde Pinheiro nullified the House’s proceedings and resolutions of January that led to Obasa’s ouster. Obasa had filed a suit against the
Botched impeachment: 'Let bygones be bygones' — Lagos Assembly Speaker Obasa tells colleagues - Media Talk Africa
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has appealed to his colleagues to forget what happened during their botched impeachment. His appeal was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday. The recent impeachment of Obasa was declared “illegal, unconstitutional, a ...
Court declares Obasa’s removal as Lagos Speaker as illegal, unconstitutional — National Accord Newspaper %
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday declared that the removal of the reinstated Speaker of the House of The post Court declares Obasa’s removal as Lagos Speaker as illegal, unconstitutional appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.
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