{"id":153145,"date":"2025-02-27T11:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T10:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-speakership-confusion-over-withdrawal-of-mirandas-police-escort-obasas-reported-return"},"modified":"2025-02-27T23:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T22:19:54","slug":"lagos-speakership-confusion-over-withdrawal-of-mirandas-police-escort-obasas-reported-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-speakership-confusion-over-withdrawal-of-mirandas-police-escort-obasas-reported-return","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Speakership: Confusion over withdrawal of Miranda\u2019s police escort, Obasa\u2019s reported return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The police escort attached to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda has been withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>The police escorts and those securing the Assembly complex were also withdrawn with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>This development is said to have left Meranda and the Assembly without formal security cover.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the development, a source told Tribune: \u201cAs we speak, all security has been withdrawn from the Speaker, and she is now on her own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further warned that the Speaker is now \u201cvulnerable and open to attack,\u201d stressing the urgent need for authorities to address the situation.<\/p>\n<p>On January 13, 2025, Modashiru Obasa was impeached as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly by lawmakers while he was in the United States, US.<\/p>\n<p>Upon his return, Obasa contested his impeachment, stressing that it didn\u2019t follow due process.<\/p>\n<p>But, Meranda was immediately sworn in as the new Speaker and got the blessings of the Lagos State Governance Advisory Council, GAC.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are reports of Obasa\u2019s return, hence the withdrawal of Meranda\u2019s security details.<\/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. The police escort attached to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda has been withdrawn. The police escorts and those securing the Assembly complex were also withdrawn with immediate effect. This development is said to have left Meranda and the Assembly without formal security cover. 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