{"id":146170,"date":"2025-01-13T18:09:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-speaker-obasa-impeached"},"modified":"2025-01-20T13:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T12:02:48","slug":"lagos-speaker-obasa-impeached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-speaker-obasa-impeached","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Speaker, Obasa impeached"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers are accusing Obasa of multiple statutory and financial infractions.<\/p>\n<p>Peoples Gazette reports that the lawmakers replaced Obasa by his Deputy Lasbat Meranda.<\/p>\n<p>Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, was also a former chief whip of the House.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The lawmakers are accusing Obasa of multiple statutory and financial infractions. Peoples Gazette reports that the lawmakers replaced Obasa by his Deputy Lasbat Meranda. Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, was also a former chief whip of the House. 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