Published Thursday 13 March 2025 by Olumide Donald
OBASA’S EGO SHRINKS AS FELLOW LAWMAKERS CHANT PARTY SLOGAN TO HIS DISMAY AT THE VILLA.
…WITHDRAW ALL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED AGAINST YOUR COLLEAGUES AT THE HIGH COURT ELSE..PRESIDENCY ORDERS EMBATTLED SPEAKER.
Details of the Presidency Brokered Peace Deal between warring parties involved in The Lagos House Of Assembly Leadership Saga has finally been resolved.
According to an inside source present at the meeting, President Bola Tinubu decisive intervention helped douse the heightened polity generated between the law makers. During the close down meeting held at the Presidential Villa,Abuja, The President met with the Speaker Mudaishiru Obasa and his colleagues, making it stern that Obasa must reconcile with the aggrieved law makers by forging a common bond at the Assembly.
President Tinubu also instructed the embattled speaker to withdraw all legal proceedings instituted against his colleagues at the High Court, bringing an abrupt end to On going hostilities drawn.
Obasa however remained calm throughout the meeting and avoided granting press men outside the Villa audience, it was reported that he arrived separate for the meeting instead of the official bus entourage with other Lawmakers, this act points to the strained relations underscoring the factional split within the ranks.
Meanwhile the elated law makers on the other hand showed their heartfelt submission in approval of the President Timely intervention by chanting the ceremonial slogan ” on your Mandate We shall stand”. A perplexed Obasa was seen silent and brushed his way past his colleagues in the midst of the solidarity tribute while escorted by House of Rep Member James Faleke who refused to shed details on the outcome of the meeting but replied stating ” It went well”.
While the President backed Obasa’s reinstatement in same vein, he reprimanded the speaker for not engaging other law makers effectively. A lawmaker who pleaded anonymity to journalist while speaking described the meeting as a ‘Family discussion’ , confirming that Tinubu’s support for the Speaker was based on direct approach to him before his impeachment. The Source added, ”The President made it clear that had gotten wind of all that transpired earlier, things wouldn’t have degenerate to the ugly drama that unfolds in the past weeks at the Assembly.
Though His Reinstatement, the Speaker was given a lifeline with a Clause of Instant Removal Should Any Complaints About His Leadership Arise in the future without further consideration.
As part of the peace deal, Obasa must withdraw all legal proceedings in tandem with the protracted crack within the Assembly. His Composure And Ability to Muster the anticipated courage in mending fences with his erstwhile members, will determine His leadership capacity to navigate the fragile waters that holds the aces on whether he can retain his seat or probably the lifeline extended might turn to out to be the proverbial nemesis..
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