Lagos House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has been impeached by 32 members of the house.
The deputy speaker, Mojisola Ojora, representing one of the state constituencies in Apapa, was elected as the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
In removing the speaker, the lawmakers alleged multiple financial and statutory violations against Obasa, the longest-serving speaker of the Lagos State Assembly.
Before becoming speaker, Ojora was the assembly’s chief whip and recently served as the deputy speaker.
Obasa had before his impeachment been accused of allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement.